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backpack nuke

backpack nuke noun: synonym of suitcase nuke.

Noun

backpack nuke (plural backpack nukes)

  1. Synonym of suitcase nuke.
    • The Pentagon may have the solution—the Backpack Nuke. Yes, campers, the largest hiking club in the western world—the U.S. Army—is now equipped with small, portable, lightweight nuclear devices that are guaranteed to clear any campground in microseconds.1985 May, Eric Pearlman, “Things to Come”, in Backpacker, volume 13, number 68, →ISSN, page 104
    Synonyms:
    suitcase nuke

Synonyms of backpack nuke

Forms of backpack nuke

pluralbackpack nukes

Questions about backpack nuke

What does backpack nuke mean?
Backpack nuke means synonym of suitcase nuke.
What part of speech is backpack nuke?
Backpack nuke is a noun.
What is the plural of backpack nuke?
The plural of backpack nuke is backpack nukes.

Words near backpack nuke in the dictionary

  1. backouts
  2. backover
  3. backovers
  4. backpack
  5. backpack funding
  6. backpack nuke
  7. backpack nukes
  8. backpack rap
  9. backpack rapper
  10. backpack rappers
  11. backpackable

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