Tsar Bomba

proper noun

A 50-megaton thermonuclear bomb, detonated by the Soviet Union in October 1961. It was the biggest nuclear bomb ever exploded.

OriginRussian Царь-бо́мба →
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Meanings

proper nounTsar Bomba or the Tsar Bomba
  1. A 50-megaton thermonuclear bomb, detonated by the Soviet Union in October 1961. It was the biggest nuclear bomb ever exploded.

Origin

  1. RussianЦарь-бо́мба“emperor of bombs”
  2. EnglishTsar Bomba

Borrowed from Russian Царь-бо́мба (Carʹ-bómba, “emperor of bombs”).

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APA

Tsar Bomba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tsar%20Bomba

MLA

“Tsar Bomba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tsar%20Bomba. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tsar Bomba,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tsar%20Bomba.

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