pipe bomb en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpaɪp ˌbɔːm/ Received Pronunciation, older
- /ˈpaɪp ˌbɔm/ (General-American, Scotland)
- pīp′ bŏm′
- /ˈpaɪp ˌbɒm/ (Canada, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpaɪp ˌbɑm/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈpʌɪp ˌbɒm/ (Canada)
- /ˈpʌɪp ˌbɑm/ (Canada, cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈpɑep ˌbɔm/ (Australia)
- /ˈpajp ˌbɔm/ (India)
- /ˈpaɪp ˌbɑm/ (Canada, cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈpʌip ˌbɔm/ (Scotland)
- /ˈpəip ˌbɔm/ (Scotland)
Meanings
- An improvised explosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive material encased in a metal pipe to increase the blast effect.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pipe bombs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| pipebomb | alternative | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Translations (9)
fi putkipommi (explosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive encased in a metal pipe) · pl bomba rurowa (explosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive encased in a metal pipe) · de Rohrbombe (explosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive encased in a metal pipe) · pl rurobomba (explosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive encased in a metal pipe) · sv rörbomb (explosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive encased in a metal pipe) · hu csőbomba (explosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive encased in a metal pipe) · ru тру́бчатая бо́мба (explosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive encased in a metal pipe) · tr boru bombası (explosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive encased in a metal pipe) · nl pijpbom (explosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive encased in a metal pipe)