superbomb

[soo-per-bom]

noun

1. a highly destructive bomb, especially a hydrogen bomb.

Word History and Origins

Origin of superbomb¹

First recorded in 1945–50; super- + bomb

Example Sentences

I mean, I watched an episode of “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea” recently, a 1960s submarine series, in which guest star John Cassavetes created a superbomb that could destroy three-quarters of the world, and almost nothing in it made any sense at all, including the presence of John Cassavetes.

From Los Angeles Times

Dr. Wellerstein quotes Edward Teller, a main architect of the hydrogen bomb, as announcing at a 1954 meeting of the Atomic Energy Commission that his laboratory was working on two superbomb designs.

From New York Times

By January 1961, when Kennedy took office, plans for a lesser superbomb had grown more detailed.

From New York Times

Truman accelerated the development of the "superbomb," or hydrogen bomb, a weapon that would be one thousand times as powerful as the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

From Literature

“Now, 70 years later, the damage done by the one superbomb is 2,000 times more devastating. “Let us gather all of these big bullies together to join in a combined task force to patrol the South China Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean on both sides, to save life at sea,” Mr. Ramos said.

From Washington Times