hyperbomb
/ˈhaɪ.pə(ɹ)bɑm/
hyperbomb noun: an exceedingly powerful, destructive bomb; superbomb.
Noun
hyperbomb (plural hyperbombs)
- An exceedingly powerful, destructive bomb; superbomb.
- The hyperbomb of that day will have lost meaning as a weapon and gained meaning as a complex substitute for Francoise Sagan's "sports" car, as this death device is so playfully called.1957, Clifton Fadiman, Any Number Can Play, World Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 33
- "He went back inside," Igor grunted. "After examining the artefacts we'd packed for dispatch. Probably wants to make sure the computer records don't describe them as ultra-guns or hyperbombs or whatever the hell."1974, John Brunner, Total Eclipse, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 33
Forms of hyperbomb
| plural | hyperbombs |
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Origin of hyperbomb
From hyper- + bomb.
Questions about hyperbomb
- What does hyperbomb mean?
- Hyperbomb means an exceedingly powerful, destructive bomb; superbomb.
- What part of speech is hyperbomb?
- Hyperbomb is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hyperbomb?
- Hyperbomb is pronounced /ˈhaɪ.pə(ɹ)bɑm/.
- What is the plural of hyperbomb?
- The plural of hyperbomb is hyperbombs.
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