pumpkin bomb

noun

A kind of conventional high-explosive aerial bomb used by the United States against Japan during World War II.

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Meanings

nounpumpkin bomb (plural pumpkin bombs)

plural pumpkin bombs

  1. historicalA kind of conventional high-explosive aerial bomb used by the United States against Japan during World War II.

Origin

From its ellipsoidal shape.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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