atom-bomb

[ at-uhm-bom ]

/ ˈæt əmˈbɒm /

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verb (used with object)

to bomb (a target) with an atomic bomb.

verb (used without object)

to atom-bomb a target.

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Origin of atom-bomb

First recorded in 1940–45

Policemen on the show joke about prison riots, bomb threats, and the shooting of unarmed civilians.
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But I think Steve Austin has to team up with a Japanese holdout to stop a nuclear bomb from going off or something.
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In the middle of all of that past suffering and present-day conflict, this Cosby bomb was dropped.
Phylicia Rashad and the Cult of Cosby Truthers|Stereo Williams|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Even a relatively small 250-pound bomb could kill or injure friendly troops who are within 650 feet of the explosion.
New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019|Dave Majumdar|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The reason pilots would choose to use guns over a bomb or a missile is simple.
New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019|Dave Majumdar|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Standing in the wet shingle, Maynard regarded the speckled atom as it lay in the palm of his hand.
Uncanny Tales|Various
More like bomb-shells, military mines, torpedoes, and nitroglycerine trains.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
The trench mortars—bomb guns they call them—will be ready in Japan in two and a half months' time.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Such an atom would by the rotation of the sphere accomplish no motion except, indeed, that it might turn round on its own centre.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
She had a governess and she had a maid, but I must say she didn't seem an atom set up, and was just as nice when she met us girls.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes