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Atom bomb   /ˈætəm bɑm/   Listen
Atom bomb

noun
1.
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).  Synonyms: A-bomb, atomic bomb, fission bomb, plutonium bomb.





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"Atom bomb" Quotes from Famous Books



... preposterous story! I suppose they're going to fly a plane over and drop an atom bomb—just like ...
— Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X • Victor Appleton
... if you can't cheer these people up, Roger. Tell them stories or sing songs—or better yet, get them to sing. Try to make them forget they're sitting on an atom bomb!" ...
— Stand by for Mars! • Carey Rockwell


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