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barrel bomb

barrel bomb noun: a barrel filled with explosives, used as an improvised unguided bomb and dropped from a helicopter or airplane.

Noun

barrel bomb (plural barrel bombs)

  1. A barrel filled with explosives, used as an improvised unguided bomb and dropped from a helicopter or airplane.

barrel bomb meaning in Arabic, Persian and Vietnamese

barrel bomb in Arabic

Translations
بِرْمِيل مُتَفَجِّر birmīl mutafajjir

barrel bomb in Persian

Translations
بمب بشکهای

barrel bomb in Vietnamese

Translations
bom thùng

Forms of barrel bomb

pluralbarrel bombs

Origin of barrel bomb

From barrel + bomb.

Questions about barrel bomb

What does barrel bomb mean?
Barrel bomb means a barrel filled with explosives, used as an improvised unguided bomb and dropped from a helicopter or airplane.
What is barrel bomb in Arabic?
Barrel bomb in Arabic is بِرْمِيل مُتَفَجِّر (birmīl mutafajjir). See Barrel bomb meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is barrel bomb?
Barrel bomb is a noun.
What is the plural of barrel bomb?
The plural of barrel bomb is barrel bombs.

Words near barrel bomb in the dictionary

  1. barrel
  2. barrel adjuster
  3. barrel adjusters
  4. barrel bag
  5. barrel bags
  6. barrel bomb
  7. barrel bombs
  8. barrel bulk
  9. barrel bulks
  10. barrel cacti
  11. barrel cactus

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