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mail bomb

mail bomb noun: an explosive device sent through the post; a letter bomb or parcel bomb.

Noun

mail bomb (plural mail bombs)

  1. An explosive device sent through the post; a letter bomb or parcel bomb.
  2. A large number of e-mails sent to one destination, or an e-mail with a very large attachment, as a denial-of-service attack.

Verb

mail bomb (third-person singular simple present mail bombs, present participle mail bombing, simple past and past participle mail bombed)

  1. (transitive) To send a mail bomb (of either sense).

Forms of mail bomb

Noun
pluralmail bombs
Verb
third-person singular presentmail bombs
present participlemail bombing
past participlemail bombed
pastmail bombed

Questions about mail bomb

What does mail bomb mean?
Mail bomb means an explosive device sent through the post; a letter bomb or parcel bomb.
What part of speech is mail bomb?
Mail bomb can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of mail bomb?
The plural of mail bomb is mail bombs.

Words near mail bomb in the dictionary

  1. maikos
  2. mail
  3. mail art
  4. mail bag
  5. mail bags
  6. mail bomb
  7. mail bombed
  8. mail bombing
  9. mail bombings
  10. mail bombs
  11. mail box

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