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bomb /bɒm/ /bɑːm/ Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/b/bom/bomb_/bomb__us_1.mp3 bomb(noun)/bɒm/ /bɑːm/a weapon designed to explode at a particular time or when it is dropped or thrownSEE ALSO atomic bombhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/atomic-bomba bomb goes off/explodesHundreds of bombs were dropped on the city.to plant/detonate a bomba suicide bomba roadside bomb (= one that is designed to blow up vehicles)a bomb attack/blastextensive bomb damageExtra ExamplesA terrorist bomb ripped through the town's packed shopping centre.Eighty people died when bombs rained down on the city's crowded streets.Enemy planes dropped bombs along the railway line.He used a clock to make a home-made bomb.India started to build a nuclear bomb.Police suspect terrorists planted the bomb.The bombs were strapped to their chests.The land was scarred with bomb craters.The plane had been adapted to carry bombs.The suspect was apprehended for planting a fake bomb in a bus terminal.Their truck was hit by a stray bomb.a practice flight with dummy bombsThere was no warning of the bomb blast which ripped through the packed station.On a pleasure trip from Umbria to Milan, a terrorist bomb goes off in Emily 's train carriage.nuclear weapons (atomic or hydrogen bombs)countries that have the bomba lot of moneyThat dress must have cost a bomb!Some company directors make an absolute bomb.a complete failureThe musical was a complete bomb on Broadway.a long forward throw of the balla container in which a liquid such as paint or insect poison is kept under pressure and released as a spray or as foama bug bomb (= used for killing insects)to be very good; to be the bestCheck out the new website. It's the bomb!to be very successfulOur performance went down a bomb.The party was really going (like) a bomb.Her new novel is going like a bomb (= selling well).to go very fastWord Originlate 17th cent.: from French bombe, from Italian bomba, probably from Latin bombus ‘booming, humming’, from Greek bombos, of imitative origin.

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(noun) a bomb goes off/explodeshundreds of bombs were dropped on the city.to plant/detonate a bomba suicide bomb Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=bomb This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word3	bomb
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	/bɒm/ /bɑːm/
Example	a bomb goes off/explodes hundreds of bombs were dropped on the city. to plant/detonate a bomb a suicide bomb
Sound	Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/b/bom/bomb_/bomb__us_1.mp3
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=bomb
Content	bomb (noun)/bɒm/ /bɑːm/ a weapon designed to explode at a particular time or when it is dropped or thrown SEE ALSO atomic bomb https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/atomic-bomb a bomb goes off/explodes Hundreds of bombs were dropped on the city. to plant/detonate a bomb a suicide bomb a roadside bomb (= one that is designed to blow up vehicles) a bomb attack/blast extensive bomb damage Extra Examples A terrorist bomb ripped through the town's packed shopping centre. Eighty people died when bombs rained down on the city's crowded streets. Enemy planes dropped bombs along the railway line. He used a clock to make a home-made bomb. India started to build a nuclear bomb. Police suspect terrorists planted the bomb. The bombs were strapped to their chests. The land was scarred with bomb craters. The plane had been adapted to carry bombs. The suspect was apprehended for planting a fake bomb in a bus terminal. Their truck was hit by a stray bomb. a practice flight with dummy bombs There was no warning of the bomb blast which ripped through the packed station. On a pleasure trip from Umbria to Milan, a terrorist bomb goes off in Emily 's train carriage. nuclear weapons (atomic or hydrogen bombs) countries that have the bomb a lot of money That dress must have cost a bomb! Some company directors make an absolute bomb. a complete failure The musical was a complete bomb on Broadway. a long forward throw of the ball a container in which a liquid such as paint or insect poison is kept under pressure and released as a spray or as foam a bug bomb (= used for killing insects) to be very good; to be the best Check out the new website. It's the bomb! to be very successful Our performance went down a bomb. The party was really going (like) a bomb. Her new novel is going like a bomb (= selling well). to go very fast Word Origin late 17th cent.: from French bombe, from Italian bomba, probably from Latin bombus ‘booming, humming’, from Greek bombos, of imitative origin.
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Bomb Dropped Noun Bɒm Bɑːm Off/Explodes Hundreds City

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