Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bomb"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Bomb \Bomb\, n. [F. bombe bombshell, fr. L. bombus a humming or
buzzing noise, Gr. ?.]
1. A great noise; a hollow sound. [Obs.]

A pillar of iron . . . which if you had struck,
would make . . . a great bomb in the chamber
beneath. --Bacon.

2. (Mil.) A shell; esp. a spherical shell, like those fired
from mortars. See {Shell}.

3. A bomb ketch.

{Bomb chest} (Mil.), a chest filled with bombs, or only with
gunpowder, placed under ground, to cause destruction by
its explosion.

{Bomb ketch}, {Bomb vessel} (Naut.), a small ketch or vessel,
very strongly built, on which mortars are mounted to be
used in naval bombardments; -- called also {mortar
vessel}.

{Bomb lance}, a lance or harpoon with an explosive head, used
in whale fishing.

{Volcanic bomb}, a mass of lava of a spherical or pear shape.
``I noticed volcanic bombs.'' --Darwin.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Bomb \Bomb\, v. i. [Cf. {Boom}.]
To sound; to boom; to make a humming or buzzing sound. [Obs.]
--B. Jonson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Bomb \Bomb\, v. t.
To bombard. [Obs.] --Prior.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

bomb
n 1: an explosive device fused to denote under specific
conditions
2: strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion [syn:
{bomb calorimeter}]
3: an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the
first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a
dud as far as new business was concerned" [syn: {turkey},
{dud}]
v 1: throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed
Dresden" [syn: {bombard}]
2: fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed
nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?" [syn: {fail}, {flunk},
{flush it}] [ant: {pass}]


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