Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bombshell"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bombshell \Bomb"shell`\, n.
A bomb. See {Bomb}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bombshell
n 1: an entertainer who has a sensational effect; "she was a
blonde bombshell"
2: a shocking surprise; "news of the attack came like a
bombshell" [syn: {thunderbolt}, {thunderclap}]
3: an explosive bomb or artillery shell
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