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pumpkin bomb

pumpkin bomb noun: a kind of conventional high-explosive aerial bomb used by the United States against Japan during World War II.

Noun

pumpkin bomb (plural pumpkin bombs)

  1. (historical) A kind of conventional high-explosive aerial bomb used by the United States against Japan during World War II.

Forms of pumpkin bomb

pluralpumpkin bombs

Origin of pumpkin bomb

From its ellipsoidal shape.

Questions about pumpkin bomb

What does pumpkin bomb mean?
Pumpkin bomb means a kind of conventional high-explosive aerial bomb used by the United States against Japan during World War II.
What part of speech is pumpkin bomb?
Pumpkin bomb is a noun.
What is the plural of pumpkin bomb?
The plural of pumpkin bomb is pumpkin bombs.

Words near pumpkin bomb in the dictionary

  1. pumpkin
  2. pumpkin ash
  3. pumpkin ashes
  4. pumpkin beetle
  5. pumpkin beetles
  6. pumpkin bomb
  7. pumpkin bombs
  8. pumpkin bread
  9. pumpkin breads
  10. pumpkin bug
  11. pumpkin bugs

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