smoke bomb

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noun

a bomb that produces a continuous discharge of smoke rather than an explosion, used to mark a target for aerial attack, indicate wind direction, produce a smoke screen, etc.

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Origin of smoke bomb

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby smoke bomb

smogbound, smoggy, smokable, smoke, smoke and mirrors, smoke bomb, smoke chamber, smokechaser, smoke detector, smoked meat, smoke dome

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How to use smoke bomb in a sentence

The man struck a match and lit a rolled-up sock, throwing the makeshift smoke bomb onto the auditorium floor.
Malcolm X: Who was he, why was he assassinated, and who did it?|Sydney Trent|November 18, 2021|Washington Post
To date, the campaign has done little more than throw smoke bombs and insist there’s a fire.
Giuliani boasts about finally providing evidence of fraud (which doesn’t appear to be evidence of fraud)|Philip Bump|December 4, 2020|Washington Post
I could have pulled the fire alarm in the hallway or even put a smoke bomb in a trash can.
Leonid McGill, Private Investigator|Walter Mosley|March 24, 2009|DAILY BEAST
After this I guess he'll have more respect for a smoke bomb.
The Moving Picture Boys on the War Front|Victor Appleton

I offered to show them how to throw a smoke bomb, and they gave me one with an extra short fuse.
The Moving Picture Boys on the War Front|Victor Appleton
Thrice more the "blimp" passed over the submarine that was invisible to surface eyes, and each time let loose a smoke bomb.
Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers|H. Irving Hancock
This indicated that the submarine lay on the bottom directly underneath the smoke bomb.
Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers|H. Irving Hancock
Yes, and the lad who put the smoke bomb in the furnace room!
Tom Fairfield's Hunting Trip|Allen Chapman

British Dictionary definitions for smoke bomb

smoke bomb

noun

a device that emits large quantities of smoke when ignited

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