smoke bomb
a bomb that produces a continuous discharge of smoke rather than an explosion, used to mark a target for aerial attack, indicate wind direction, produce a smoke screen, etc.
Origin of smoke bomb
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How to use smoke bomb in a sentence
I could have pulled the fire alarm in the hallway or even put a smoke bomb in a trash can.
After this I guess he'll have more respect for a smoke bomb.
The Moving Picture Boys on the War Front | Victor AppletonI offered to show them how to throw a smoke bomb, and they gave me one with an extra short fuse.
The Moving Picture Boys on the War Front | Victor AppletonThrice more the "blimp" passed over the submarine that was invisible to surface eyes, and each time let loose a smoke bomb.
Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers | H. Irving HancockThis indicated that the submarine lay on the bottom directly underneath the smoke bomb.
Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers | H. Irving Hancock
Yes, and the lad who put the smoke bomb in the furnace room!
Tom Fairfield's Hunting Trip | Allen Chapman
British Dictionary definitions for smoke bomb
a device that emits large quantities of smoke when ignited
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