pipe bomb
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pipe bomb
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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In Washington DC, a bomb threat was made to the Democratic National Committee headquarters, trigging a police search of the building where a pipe bomb was discovered on 6 January 2021.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025
The former congressman Lee Zeldin, who is Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, said the police had contacted him about a pipe bomb threat made to his home.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2024
Authorities have said Williams is not linked to a pipe bomb that was left outside an Ankeny polling place in March.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2022
What they were seeing on the screen, the security official explained, was not a pipe bomb.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 25, 2021
The indictment does not mention or include federal prosecutors’ allegation that Mr. Sayoc mailed a pipe bomb to former President Obama.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 9, 2018
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