A-bomb

verb

To bomb with an atom bomb.

Similar
atom bombatomic bombfission bombplutonium bomb
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Meanings

nounA-bomb (plural A-bombs)

plural A-bombs

  1. abbreviationslangAbbreviation of atomic bomb; a weapon that derives its energy from nuclear reactions and has enormous destructive power; in particular, those that rely on the uncontrolled explosive chain reaction of nuclear fission.

    Synonyms: atom bomb, atomic bomb, fission bomb

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

present singular third person A-bombs · participle present A-bombing · participle past A-bombed · past A-bombed

  1. slangTo bomb with an atom bomb.

Synonyms & antonyms

More synonyms by meaning

nouna nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)

Similar
atom bombatomic bombfission bombplutonium bomb
Broader
nuclear weaponatomic weaponbomb
Also see
atom bombatomic bombfission bombnuclear bombplutonium bomb

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Shortened form of atomic bomb.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 原子彈 /原子弹
  • 原子彈 /原子弹 (yuánzǐdàn)atomic bomb
Danish atombombe
  • atombombeatomic bomb
Dutch atoombom
  • atoombomatomic bomb
Esperanto a-bombo
  • a-bomboatomic bomb
Estonian aatomipomm
  • aatomipommatomic bomb
Finnish atomipommi
  • atomipommiatomic bomb
French bombe atomique
  • bombe atomiqueatomic bomb
German A-Bombe, Atombombe
  • A-Bombeatomic bomb
  • Atombombeatomic bomb
Greek ατομική βόμβα
  • ατομική βόμβα (atomikí vómva)atomic bomb
Hebrew פְּצָצָה אֲטוֹמִית
  • פְּצָצָה אֲטוֹמִית (petzatza atomít)atomic bomb
Icelandic atómsprengja
  • atómsprengjaatomic bomb
Italian bomba A
  • bomba Aatomic bomb
Japanese 原子爆弾, 原爆
  • 原子爆弾 (genshi bakudan)atomic bomb
  • 原爆atomic bomb
Korean 원폭
  • 원폭 (wonpok)atomic bomb
Latvian atombumba
  • atombumbaatomic bomb
Lithuanian atominė bomba
  • atominė bombaatomic bomb
Norwegian Bokmål a-bombe, atombombe
  • a-bombeatomic bomb
  • atombombeatomic bomb
Polish bomba atomowa
  • bomba atomowaatomic bomb
Portuguese bomba atômica, bomba atómica
  • bomba atômicaatomic bomb
  • bomba atómicaatomic bomb
Russian а́томная бо́мба
  • а́томная бо́мба (átomnaja bómba)atomic bomb
Spanish bomba atómica
  • bomba atómicaatomic bomb
Swedish atombomb
  • atombombatomic bomb
Vietnamese bom nguyên tử
  • bom nguyên tửatomic bomb
Welsh bom atomig
  • bom atomigatomic bomb
Cite this entry
APA

A-bomb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/A-bomb

MLA

“A-bomb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/A-bomb. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “A-bomb,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/A-bomb.

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