Meanings
noundumb bomb (plural dumb bombs)
plural dumb bombs
- An airdropped bomb without any guidance system to control it after launch.
Synonyms: unguided bomb, iron bomb
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn airdropped bomb without any guidance system to control it after launch.
Similar
unguided bombiron bomb
More synonyms by meaning
nouna bomb that falls because of gravity and is not guided to a target
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Broader
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From dumb + bomb, coined to contrast with smart bomb.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
dumb bomb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumb%20bomb
MLA
“dumb bomb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumb%20bomb. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dumb bomb,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumb%20bomb.
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