Mills bomb

/ (mɪlz) /

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noun

a type of high-explosive hand grenade

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Word Origin for Mills bomb

C20: named after Sir William Mills (1856–1932), English inventor

Words nearby Mills bomb

millpond, millrace, millrind, millrun, Mills, Mills bomb, mill scale, Mills cross, Mills grenade, mills of the gods grind slowly, millstone

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Policemen on the show joke about prison riots, bomb threats, and the shooting of unarmed civilians.
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In the middle of all of that past suffering and present-day conflict, this Cosby bomb was dropped.
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Even a relatively small 250-pound bomb could kill or injure friendly troops who are within 650 feet of the explosion.
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The reason pilots would choose to use guns over a bomb or a missile is simple.
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"I declare, wife, that was an awful accident over to the mills," said Mr. Slocum.
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She worked about ten years, and was then thrown out to make room for a new and larger engine for our saw-mills.
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Snuff is very extensively used in the mills and factories of Lancashire.
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Whilst writing the final words of this chapter the news reaches me of the death of Mr. Mills, at the fine old age of eighty-seven.
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More like bomb-shells, military mines, torpedoes, and nitroglycerine trains.
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