Definition of E-bomb

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Microwave Bomb
Generic synonyms: Bomb

Lexicographical Neighbors of E-bomb

Dzungaria
Dáil Éireann
Díthorba
Dún Laoghaire
Dühring's rule
E
E&O
E&OE
E'd up
E's
E-FIT
E-LAM
E-M syndrome
E-Mycin
E-Prime
E-bomb (current term)
E-cadherin
E-day
E-flat
E-flat major
E-flat minor
E-format
E-la
E-meter
E-meters
E-rosette test
E-tool
E-tools
E.C.
E.D.

Literary usage of E-bomb

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Vostok Station: Point of Impactby Plowright, Kerry by Plowright, Kerry (2005)
"The rest of the world, though, is convinced we detonated an e-bomb over Vostok. ... Well, it appears these events have got much bigger — an e-bomb, ..."

2. Chemical Warfare by Amos Alfred Fries, Clarence Jay West (1921)
"E. bomb and the latter one 120-pound HE bomb. The bomb contains a cartridge very much like a shot gun shell which, on impact, sets down on the striker point ..."

3. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1863)
"This flying sand must have been very severe on the gunners, when i: came on them before they could escape to ti-e bomb-proofs, ..."

4. Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands and Parts of South America by Charles Darwin (1897)
"... oval ball of obsidian; it has a singular artificial-like appearance, which Voic»n«e bomb „' oilman from is well represented (of the natural Australia. ..."

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