VACUUM BOMB
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vacuum bomb mean? • VACUUM BOMB (noun)
The noun VACUUM BOMB has 1 sense:
1. a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive
Familiarity information: VACUUM BOMB used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• VACUUM BOMB (noun)
Meaning:
A bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
aerosol bomb; fuel-air bomb; thermobaric bomb; vacuum bomb; volume-detonation bomb
Context example:
a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb
Hypernyms ("vacuum bomb" is a kind of...):
bomb (an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions)
FAE; fuel-air explosive (a device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges; the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen; the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is below)
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