pipe bomb

See also: pipebomb

English

tripwire pipe bomb mock-up (sense 1)

Alternative forms

• pipebomb

Pronunciation

• 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

pipe bomb (plural pipe bombs)

2. 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

explosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive encased in a metal pipe

• Dutch: pijpbom f
• Finnish: putkipommi (fi)
• German: Rohrbombe (de) f
• Hungarian: csőbomba (hu)
• Polish: bomba rurowa f, rurobomba f
• Russian: тру́бчатая бо́мба f (trúbčataja bómba)
• Swedish: rörbomb (sv) c
• Turkish: boru bombası

Verb

pipe bomb (third-person singular simple present pipe bombs, present participle pipe bombing, simple past and past participle pipe bombed)

2. (transitive) To blow up something with a pipe bomb (sense 1).

   Hypernym: blow up

Further reading

• “pipe bomb”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.