mail bomb

noun

An explosive device sent through the post; a letter bomb or parcel bomb.

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Meanings

nounmail bomb (plural mail bombs)

plural mail bombs

  1. An explosive device sent through the post; a letter bomb or parcel bomb.
  2. computingA large number of e-mails sent to one destination, or an e-mail with a very large attachment, as a denial-of-service attack.
verbmail bomb (third-person singular simple present mail bombs, present participle mail bombing, simple past and past participle mail bombed)

present singular third person mail bombs · participle present mail bombing · participle past mail bombed · past mail bombed

  1. transitiveTo send a mail bomb (of either sense).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
letter bomb
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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