atom bomb

noun

Origin:
1940–45

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at·om-bomb

[at-uhm-bom]
verb (used with object)
1.
to bomb (a target) with an atomic bomb.
verb (used without object)
2.
to atom-bomb a target.

Origin:
1940–45

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atomic bomb or atom bomb
 
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