vacuum bomb

Meanings

nounvacuum bomb (plural vacuum bombs)

An aerosol bomb, a type of thermobaric weapon
Fears have risen over the use of thermobaric weapons by Russia after the Ukrainian ambassador to the US said a vacuum bomb – another term for the weapon – had been used during the invasion.
2022 March 1, Virginia Harrison, “What are thermobaric weapons and how do they work?”, in The Guardian

nouna bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive

Similar

thermobaric bombfuel-air bombvolume-detonation bombaerosol bomb

Broader

bombfuel-air explosiveFAE

Also see

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