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E-BOMB

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Dictionary entry overview: What does E-bomb mean?

• E-BOMB (noun)
The noun E-BOMB has 1 sense:

1. a bomb that explodes in midair and releases a massive burst of electromagnetic energy sufficient to disable computers and telecommunications without killing people or damaging buildings

Familiarity information: E-BOMB used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• E-BOMB (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A bomb that explodes in midair and releases a massive burst of electromagnetic energy sufficient to disable computers and telecommunications without killing people or damaging buildings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

E-bomb; microwave bomb

Hypernyms ("E-bomb" is a kind of...):

bomb (an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions)

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