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satchel bombs

satchel bombs is the plural of satchel bomb.

Meaning of satchel bomb

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

Questions about satchel bombs

What is satchel bombs the plural of?
Satchel bombs is the plural of satchel bomb.

Words near satchel bombs in the dictionary

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

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