Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word A weapon that causes damage by releasing a rapid explosion, often resulting in noise, heat, and destruction.
Bomb
/bɒm/Synonyms:
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Examples:
He said, 'Bombs are live and fused.
m. today Hiroshima was bombed, and suffered enormous damage.
Lothar Zogg said immediately, 'Bomb doors are open.'
Etymology:
The word bomb originated in the late Middle Ages from the Medieval Latin bombus, meaning noise. It was influenced by the Ancient Greek word bombos, which means booming sound or deep, hollow sound.
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