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bomb Military medicine A device designed to cause physical damage to a specified area, by exploding on impact or when a particular event occurs–eg, being moved. See B-61, Dirty bomb, Genetic bomb Popular psychology See Time bomb. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The cover of this historical novel by the well-known author of The Pigman and many other works for YAs gives the secret of the gadget away, depicting as it does a boy's shocked face with the image of an exploding bomb reflected in his sunglasses. ``I could have gotten a job in TV and been bored to tears,'' said former cameraman Doug Wood, who flew directly over an exploding bomb in 1951 - only to have his protective goggles fall apart a minute before blast. Waves on the beach "suck and mumble," and an exploding bomb makes an "eating, tearing noise. |
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