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  1. noun An explosive weapon detonated by impact, proximity to an object, a timing mechanism, or other means.
  2. noun An atomic or nuclear bomb. Used with the.
  3. noun Any of various weapons detonated to release destructive material, such as smoke or gas.
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  • They lived in the same part of Leeds and left DNA and fingerprints in the flat where the bombs were assembled.
  • Most of the bombs were atomic ;there were blast-bombs and there were dust-bombs. —  COPYRIGHT 1940, 1947, 1948
  • Interior Ministry officials declined to comment on whether the bombs were a coordinated strike or a reaction to the arrests, which sparked clashes Saturday between Iraqi forces and supporters of one arrested Sahwa leader. —  Reuters: Top News
  • Interior Ministry officials declined to comment on whether the bombs were a coordinated strike or a reaction to the arrests, one of which sparked clashes Saturday between Iraqi forces and supporters of their arrested Sahwa leader. —  Yahoo! News: Top Stories
  • Analyst Kadhum al-Muqdadi, a Baghdad University professor, suggested the bombs might be a coordinated strike in response to the raids, one of which sparked clashes just over a week ago between Iraqi forces and supporters of an arrested Sahwa leader. —  Top Stories - Google News
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