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Definition of Atom bomb
1. Noun. 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).
Generic synonyms: Bomb, Atomic Weapon, Nuclear Weapon
Specialized synonyms: Clean Bomb, Dirty Bomb, Neutron Bomb
Terms within: Plutonium Pit, Plutonium Trigger
Definition of Atom bomb
1. Noun. (alternative form of atomic bomb) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Atom Bomb
Literary usage of Atom bomb
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Candlelight by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1993)
"HOW TO STEAL AN atom bomb Did you stop worrying about nuclear obliteration when
the cold war ended? Sta# again. To make an atomic bomb, a terrorist or a ..."
2. Chinese Views of Future Warfare by Michael Pillsbury (1997)
"On October 16,1964, our first atom bomb exploded successfully; • on October
27,1966, we succeeded on our nuclear missile trial test; on June 17, 1967, ..."
3. Henry Adams and His World by David R. Contosta, Robert Muccigrosso (1993)
"In September 1939 Alexander Sachs, a New York banker, convinced Franklin Roosevelt
to go ahead with Einstein's proposal to build an atom bomb with the ..."
4. The Cold War in Asia by Cold War International History Project (1996)
"... otchet vremeni" [The atom bomb: How the Countdown Began], Krasnaia Zvezda, 20
August 1994, 7. ..."
5. Pakistan: A Country Study edited by Peter R. Blood (1996)
"He stated, "If India dares to attack Azad Kashmir, it will have to face the
Pakistani atom bomb. I declare that Pakistan is in possession of an atom bomb. ..."
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