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H-bomb

n. = hydrogen bomb.
Etymology: H(3) + BOMB

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun

Usage: usually capitalized H

: hydrogen bomb

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/aych"bom'/, n.

See hydrogen bomb.

[1945-50, Amer.]

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H-bomb see under ↑H (symbol).

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Hˈ-bomb noun

A hydrogen bomb

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Main Entry: ↑H

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H-bomb UK US noun [countable] [singular H-bomb plural H-bombs]

hydrogen bomb: a type of nuclear bomb

Thesaurus: types of bomb, explosive or missile_hyponym nuclear weapons_hyponym

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H-bomb «AYCH _BOM», noun, verb.

–n.

= hydrogen bomb. (Cf. ↑hydrogen bomb)

–v.t.

to bomb with a hydrogen bomb.

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n. another term for hydrogen bomb

Origin:

1950s: from II (denoting hydrogen) + bomb

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/ˈeıʧˌbɑːm/ noun, pl -bombs [count]

: ↑hydrogen bomb

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ˈH-bomb [H-bomb H-bombs] noun

= ↑hydrogen bomb

 

Word Origin:

1950s: from ↑H (denoting hydrogen) + ↑bomb.

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H-bomb

see H III.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.