Tra từ bomb - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

1 different kinds of bomb
2 using bombs
see also WEAPON, FIGHT, WAR

1 different kinds of bomb
- a container that is filled with material that will explode if it is thrown, dropped, etc: bomb
We were not far from the station when the bomb went off. ◎ The cathedral was hit by a bomb.
- a small bomb that can be thrown by hand or fired from a special gun: grenade
a hand grenade
- a bomb that explodes using the energy produced when an atom is split: atomic bomb, atom bomb, nuclear bomb
- a substance that can explode and that is used to destroy or damage sth: explosive; adjective: explosive
The suitcase was packed with explosives. ◎ an explosive device
- a bomb that is hidden underground or underwater: mine; to put mines in a place: mine a place; an area of land or sea where mines have been hidden: minefield
- a bomb that is fired from a submarine or a ship and that can travel underwater: torpedo (plural torpedoes)
- a powerful exploding weapon that can be sent long distances through the air: missile; a missile that you can direct to a place while it is in the air: guided missile
- the part of a missile or torpedo that explodes when it hits sth: warhead
a nuclear warhead
- a bomb that is connected to a clock: time bomb
- a bomb that is connected to a car: car bomb
- a bomb that is designed to start a fire: fire bomb, (formal) incendiary device
- a bomb that is made of a bottle filled with petrol: petrol bomb
- a bomb that is made to look like a letter or parcel: letter bomb, parcel bomb

2 using bombs
- when a bomb breaks open with a loud noise and causes a lot of damage, it goes* off, explodes, bursts*; noun: explosion
The torpedo exploded as it hit the side of the ship. ◎ You could hear the sound of the explosion from three miles away.
- to cause a bomb to explode: set* sth off, (formal) detonate sth; a device that causes a bomb to explode: detonator
- to be destroyed in an explosion: blow* up; to destroy sth in an explosion: blow* sth up
The car blew up when the door was opened. ◎ The terrorists tried to blow up the plane.
- to attack a place with bombs: bomb a place, drop bombs on a place
to bomb a city ◎ A lot of bombs were dropped but most did not go off.
- a type of aeroplane that drops bombs: bomber
- the place where it is intended that a bomb should explode: target
to hit/miss the target
- an attempt to hurt people and/or damage a place with bombs: bomb attack
There has been a terrorist bomb attack on a tourist bus this morning.
- a warning that sb has left a bomb somewhere: bomb threat
- a person who throws bombs or leaves them to explode in a public place: bomber
The bombers left a one-thousand pound bomb in a car outside a police station.
- to remove the part of a bomb that would cause it to explode: defuse a bomb
- removing or exploding bombs to make an area safe: bomb disposal (noun U)
- the section of the police that deals with bombs and bombers: bomb squad