A-bomb, atom bomb, atomic bomb, fission bomb, plutonium bomb - a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)

balloon bomb, Fugo - a bomb carried by a balloon; "In World War II the Japanese launched balloon bombs against North America"

bomblet, cluster bomblet - one of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb

bombshell - an explosive bomb or artillery shell

briefcase bomb - a bomb consisting of an explosive and timer hidden inside a briefcase

car bomb - a bomb placed in a car and wired to explode when the ignition is started or by remote control or by a timing device

chemical bomb, gas bomb - a bomb laden with chemical agents that are released when the bomb explodes

cluster bomb - bomb consisting of a canister that is dropped from a plane and that opens to release a cluster of bomblets (usually fragmentation bombs) over a wide area; "cluster bombs cannot be targeted precisely"

cruise missile - an unmanned aircraft that is a self-contained bomb

depth bomb, depth charge - a bomb that explodes at a pre-set depth under water; anti-submarine device

dumb bomb, gravity bomb - a bomb that falls because of gravity and is not guided to a target

explosive device - device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy

anti-personnel bomb, antipersonnel bomb, daisy cutter, fragmentation bomb - a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles

gas shell - (military) bomb consisting of an explosive projectile filled with a toxic gas that is released when the bomb explodes

general-purpose bomb, GP bomb - a large bomb (500 to 2,000 pounds that is 50% explosive) whose explosion creates a blast and whose metal casing creates some fragmentation effect

grenade - a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile

fusion bomb, H-bomb, hydrogen bomb, thermonuclear bomb - a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium

firebomb, incendiary bomb, incendiary - a bomb that is designed to start fires; are most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)

letter bomb, package bomb, parcel bomb - a thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened

megaton bomb - a nuclear weapon with an explosive power equivalent to one million tons of TNT

E-bomb, microwave bomb - 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

gasoline bomb, Molotov cocktail, petrol bomb - a crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick

penetration bomb - a bomb with about 30% explosive and a casing designed to penetrate hardened targets before the explosive detonates

pipe bomb - a small homemade bomb usually contained in a metal pipe

plastic bomb - a bomb made of plastic explosive

remote-control bomb - a bomb that can be detonated by remote control

smart bomb - a bomb that can be guided (by a laser beam or radio) to its target; "smart bombs have revolutionized aerial bombardment"

smoke bomb, smoke grenade - a bomb that gives off thick smoke when it explodes; used to make a smoke screen or to mark a position

stench bomb, stink bomb - a small bomb designed to give off a foul odor when it explodes

aerosol bomb, fuel-air bomb, thermobaric bomb, vacuum bomb, volume-detonation bomb - a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive; "a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb"

infernal machine, time bomb - a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time

arms, implements of war, munition, weaponry, weapons system - weapons considered collectively

calorimeter - a measuring instrument that determines quantities of heat

bust, flop - a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop"

attack, assail - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"

carpet bomb - bomb a large area systematically and extensively; "The U.S. decided to carpet bomb Vietnam"

bomb out - make somebody homeless by destroying their houses with bombs

dive-bomb - bomb from a diving airplane

glide-bomb - bomb by gliding

skip-bomb - attack with delayed release bombs

atom-bomb, nuke - bomb with atomic weapons

hydrogen-bomb - attack with a hydrogen bomb

pattern-bomb - bomb in certain patterns

nuke, atomise, atomize, zap - strike at with firepower or bombs; "zap the enemy"

letter bomb - send an explosive to; "The Unabomber letterbombed a number of individuals and institutions"

firebomb - attack with incendiary bombs; "The rioters fire-bombed the stores"

shell, blast - use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"

fail - fall short in what is expected; "She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law"; "We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust"

fail - judge unacceptable; "The teacher failed six students"