superbomb
noun[C]
(alsosuper bomb,super-bomb)uk/ˈsuː.pə.bɒm/us/ˈsuː.pɚ.bɑːm/anextremelypowerfulbomb, forexampleanuclearbomb:
The US had justtesteditsnew superbomb.
Internationalobservershave beenwatchingwithinterestsince the country'stestdetonationof asuperbomb.
It would take manyyearstodevelopasinglesuper-bomb.
- The superbomb couldkilllargenumbersofsoldierswithoutdestroyingthesurroundingcoutryside.
- Thegovernmentpouredlargeamountsofmoneyintodevelopingthehydrogensuperbomb.
- Themainreasonfordevelopingsuper-bombs is to beabletodestroyahugeareawith just onebomb.
- Hebelievedthat asuperbombshould never beproduced.
Bombs & missiles
- anti-mine
- anti-missile
- anti-radar
- anti-satellite
- anti-ship
- enrich
- enrichment
- Exocet
- firebomb
- frag bomb
- Molotov cocktail
- mortar
- mushroom cloud
- napalm
- neutron bomb
- smoke bomb
- suicide belt
- suicide vest
- surface-to-air missile
- test ban treaty