atom-bomb
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of atom-bomb
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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A story of Cambridge spies, atom-bomb secrets and a passionate affair between a demure Brit and a dashing Commie should steam up the screen and pop your popcorn.
From New York Times
Some of the first non-natural elements were discovered in radioactive debris from the fallout of atom-bomb tests; others were made in particle accelerators.
From Nature
This is an absorbing character study of Moe Berg, a one-time Boston Red Sox catcher who was sent by the U.S. government to assassinate a top German scientist working on Hitler’s secret atom-bomb project.
From Seattle Times
His best movies arose directly from the suburban ennui of the Eisenhower era he grew up in: atom-bomb drills in school, the Bomb itself, 1950s television, consumerism, mindless conformity.
From The Guardian
Dr. Lapp was one of the scientists who worked on the atom-bomb project in wartime.
From US News
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