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pipe bomb

/ˈpaɪp ˌbɔːm/UK/ˈpaɪp ˌbɒm/

pipe bomb noun: an improvised explosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive material encased in a metal pipe to increase the blast effect.

pipe bomb: an improvised explosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive material encased in...
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Noun

pipe bomb (plural pipe bombs)

  1. An improvised explosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive material encased in a metal pipe to increase the blast effect.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To blow up something with a pipe bomb (noun sense 1).

Forms of pipe bomb

Noun
pluralpipe bombs
alternative formpipebomb
Verb
third-person singular presentpipe bombs
present participlepipe bombing
past participlepipe bombed
pastpipe bombed

Questions about pipe bomb

What does pipe bomb mean?
Pipe bomb means an improvised explosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive material encased in a metal pipe to increase the blast effect.
What part of speech is pipe bomb?
Pipe bomb can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce pipe bomb?
Pipe bomb is pronounced /ˈpaɪp ˌbɒm/ (UK).
What is the plural of pipe bomb?
The plural of pipe bomb is pipe bombs.

Words near pipe bomb in the dictionary

  1. pipe
  2. pipe band
  3. pipe bands
  4. pipe bender
  5. pipe benders
  6. pipe bomb
  7. pipe bombed
  8. pipe bombing
  9. pipe bombs
  10. pipe bursting
  11. pipe chase

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