pipe bomb

Meanings

nounpipe bomb (plural pipe bombs)

plural pipe bombs · alternative pipebomb

An improvised explosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive material encased in a metal pipe to increase the blast effect.

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

present singular third person pipe bombs · participle present pipe bombing · participle past pipe bombed · past pipe bombed · alternative pipebomb

Dutch pijpbom

pijpbomexplosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive encased in a metal pipe

Finnish putkipommi

putkipommiexplosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive encased in a metal pipe

German Rohrbombe

Rohrbombeexplosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive encased in a metal pipe

Hungarian csőbomba

csőbombaexplosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive encased in a metal pipe

Polish bomba rurowa, rurobomba

bomba rurowaexplosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive encased in a metal pipe
rurobombaexplosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive encased in a metal pipe

Russian тру́бчатая бо́мба

тру́бчатая бо́мба (trúbčataja bómba)explosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive encased in a metal pipe

Swedish rörbomb

rörbombexplosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive encased in a metal pipe

Turkish boru bombası

boru bombasıexplosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive encased in a metal pipe

Cite this entry

APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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