pipe bomb
See also: pipebomb
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- enPR: pīp′ bŏm′
- (Received Pronunciation, Canada, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈpaɪp ˌbɒm/
- (Received Pronunciation, older) IPA(key): /ˈpaɪp ˌbɔːm/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈpʌɪp ˌbɒm/
- (Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈpaɪp ˌbɑm/, /ˈpʌɪp ˌbɑm/
- (General American, Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈpaɪp ˌbɔm/
- (General American, cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈpaɪp ˌbɑm/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈpʌip ˌbɔm/, /ˈpəip ˌbɔm/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈpɑep ˌbɔm/
- (India) IPA(key): /ˈpajp ˌbɔm/
- Hyphenation: pipe bomb
Noun
pipe bomb (plural pipe bombs)
- An improvised explosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive material encased in a metal pipe to increase the blast effect.
- Hypernym: bomb
Translations
explosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive encased in a metal pipe
Verb
pipe bomb (third-person singular simple present pipe bombs, present participle pipe bombing, simple past and past participle pipe bombed)
Further reading
- “pipe bomb”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.