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• atom bomb, atomic bomb, A-bomb, fission bomb, plutonium bomb go
  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 go
  a bomb carried by a balloon
  
• bomblet, cluster bomblet go
  one of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb
  
• bombshell go
  an explosive bomb or artillery shell
  
• briefcase bomb go
  a bomb consisting of an explosive and timer hidden inside a briefcase
  
• car bomb go
  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 go
  a bomb laden with chemical agents that are released when the bomb explodes
  
• cluster bomb go
  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
  
• cruise missile go
  an unmanned aircraft that is a self-contained bomb
  
• depth charge, depth bomb go
  a bomb that explodes at a preset depth under water
  
• dumb bomb, gravity bomb go
  a bomb that falls because of gravity and is not guided to a target
  
• daisy cutter, fragmentation bomb, antipersonnel bomb, anti-personnel bomb go
  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
  
• gas shell go
  (military) bomb consisting of an explosive projectile filled with a toxic gas that is released when the bomb explodes
  
• general-purpose bomb, GP bomb go
  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 go
  a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile
  
• hydrogen bomb, H-bomb, fusion bomb, thermonuclear bomb go
  a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium
  
• incendiary bomb, incendiary, firebomb go
  a bomb that is designed to start fires
  
• letter bomb, parcel bomb, package bomb go
  a thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened
  
• megaton bomb go
  a nuclear weapon with an explosive power equivalent to one million tons of TNT
  
• microwave bomb, E-bomb go
  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
  
• penetration bomb go
  a bomb with about 30% explosive and a casing designed to penetrate hardened targets before the explosive detonates
  
• pipe bomb go
  a small homemade bomb usually contained in a metal pipe
  
• plastic bomb go
  a bomb made of plastic explosive
  
• remote-control bomb go
  a bomb that can be detonated by remote control
  
• smart bomb go
  a bomb that can be guided (by a laser beam or radio) to its target
  
• smoke bomb, smoke grenade go
  a bomb that gives off thick smoke when it explodes
  
• stink bomb, stench bomb go
  a small bomb designed to give off a foul odor when it explodes
  
• aerosol bomb, thermobaric bomb, fuel-air bomb, vacuum bomb, volume-detonation bomb go
  a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive
  
• time bomb, infernal machine go
  a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time