pipe bomb
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See also: pipebomb
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- enPR: pīp′ bŏm′
- (Received Pronunciation, Canada, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈpaɪp ˌbɒm/
- (Received Pronunciation, older) IPA(key): /ˈpaɪp ˌbɔːm/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈpʌɪp ˌbɒm/
- (Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈpaɪp ˌbɑm/, /ˈpʌɪp ˌbɑm/
- (General American, Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈpaɪp ˌbɔm/
- (General American, cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈpaɪp ˌbɑm/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈpʌip ˌbɔm/, /ˈpəip ˌbɔm/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈpɑep ˌbɔm/
- (India) IPA(key): /ˈpajp ˌbɔm/
- Hyphenation: pipe bomb
Noun
[edit]pipe bomb (plural pipe bombs)
- An improvised explosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive material encased in a metal pipe to increase the blast effect.
- Hypernym: bomb
Translations
[edit]explosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive encased in a metal pipe
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Verb
[edit]pipe bomb (third-person singular simple present pipe bombs, present participle pipe bombing, simple past and past participle pipe bombed)
- (transitive) To blow up something with a pipe bomb (sense 1).
- Hypernym: blow up
Further reading
[edit]- “pipe bomb”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.