neutron bomb
a nuclear bomb designed to release radiation consisting mainly of neutrons, thus causing extensive loss of life but relatively little damage to buildings and property and only brief radioactive contamination.
Origin of neutron bomb
1- Also called neutron radiation weapon, N-bomb.
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How to use neutron bomb in a sentence
Apparently, the moral debate in the 1970s over the neutron bomb passed them by.
But car dealerships look like post-apocalyptic empty shells that survived a neutron bomb.
British Dictionary definitions for neutron bomb
a type of nuclear weapon designed to provide a high yield of neutrons but to cause little blast or long-lived radioactive contamination. The neutrons destroy all life in the target area, which theoretically can be entered relatively soon after the attack: Technical name: enhanced radiation weapon
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