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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.

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Also called neutron radiation weapon, N-bomb.

Origin of neutron bomb

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby neutron bomb

neutrino, neutrino astronomy, neutro-, neutrois, neutron, neutron bomb, neutron gun, neutron moderator, neutron number, neutron poison, neutron star

How to use neutron bomb in a sentence

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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More like bomb-shells, military mines, torpedoes, and nitroglycerine trains.
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The trench mortars—bomb guns they call them—will be ready in Japan in two and a half months' time.
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That boy shows old Rachels blood, soliloquized the mistress of Wavertree Hall; he would not run if there were a bomb under him!
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Villeroi's reply was to commence the bombardment at once, and forthwith bomb-shells and red-hot shot came pouring on the town.
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For instance, the Master Cook has a party of bomb-throwers formed from among the cooks.
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British Dictionary definitions for neutron bomb

neutron bomb

noun

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 attackTechnical name: enhanced radiation weapon

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neutron bomb

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