Vacuum bomb

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An aerosol bomb, a type of thermobaric weapon

    "Fears have risen over the use of thermobaric weapons by Russia after the Ukrainian ambassador to the US said a vacuum bomb – another term for the weapon – had been used during the invasion."

  2. 2
    a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
aerosol bombfuel-air bombthermobaric bombvolume-detonation bomb

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"Fears have risen over the use of thermobaric weapons by Russia after the Ukrainian ambassador to the US said a vacuum bomb – another term for the weapon – had been used during the invasion."

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