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satchel bomb

satchel bomb noun: an explosive device contained within a bag or satchel.

Noun

satchel bomb (plural satchel bombs)

  1. An explosive device contained within a bag or satchel.
    • On the evening of May 13, 1985, longstanding tensions between MOVE, a black liberation group, and the Philadelphia Police Department erupted horrifically. That night, the city of Philadelphia dropped a satchel bomb, a demolition device typically used in combat, laced with Tovex and C-4 explosives...2019 August 8, Lindsey Norward, “The day Philadelphia bombed its own people”, in Vox
    Synonyms:
    satchel charge

Synonyms of satchel bomb

Forms of satchel bomb

pluralsatchel bombs

Questions about satchel bomb

What does satchel bomb mean?
Satchel bomb means an explosive device contained within a bag or satchel.
What part of speech is satchel bomb?
Satchel bomb is a noun.
What is the plural of satchel bomb?
The plural of satchel bomb is satchel bombs.

Words near satchel bomb in the dictionary

  1. satcasters
  2. satcasting
  3. satcasts
  4. Satch
  5. satchel
  6. satchel bomb
  7. satchel bombs
  8. satchel charge
  9. satchel charges
  10. satcheled
  11. satchelful

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