mail bombing

noun

The act of sending a mail bomb; an attack by a mail bomb.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of mail bomb
nounmail bombing (plural mail bombings)

plural mail bombings

  1. The act of sending a mail bomb; an attack by a mail bomb.
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    Baptist minister and former Republican member of Congress John Buchanan warned that Sheldon and his followers "pollute the climate of our society and make hatred socially acceptable." Mail-bombings against judges and civil rights leaders, defacing of synagogues, and "widespread anti-gay violence" add to an "intolerant social climate that can be literally deadly to our fellow citizens," said Buchanan.

    1990 February 4, John Zeh, “Hundreds Protest Homosexuality 'Summit'”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 29, page 3
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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