water bombn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtə ˌbɒm/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdər ˌbɑm/,

/ˈwɑdər ˌbɑm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., bomb n.

Etymology: < water n. + bomb n. In sense 3 after German Wasserbombe depth charge (1917 or earlier).

1. A piece of firefighting apparatus consisting of a water-filled vessel (typically wooden) with a gunpowder-filled case at its core, the explosion of which disperses water in every direction. Now historical and rare.

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1723 London Jrnl. 8 June 4/1 Each Bomb requires only four Gallons of Water, and one Bomb is sufficient to extinguish the greatest Fire that can ever happen in any Room of twelve or fourteen Foot square.]

1755 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. IV. 3466/1 A great explosion burst the vessel to pieces, and dispersed the water every way... Our chemist Godfrey took the hint of the machine, which he called the water-bomb.

1870 Putnam's Mag. Feb. 229/1 In England, it was known as the ‘water bomb’... It consisted of a vessel holding water, containing within, a metallic case filled with gunpowder.

1912 H. P. Dunham Business of Insurance I. xiii. 224 Water bombs consisting of a sphere or case of clay, containing water with a charge of gunpowder arranged with a fuse were also used.

a. A balloon, paper bag, etc., that is filled, or designed to be filled, with water, and is thrown or dropped so that it bursts and disperses its contents on impact, usually as part of a water fight or as a prank.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > other amusements or entertainments > [noun] > specific device or piece of equipment

water bomb1898

skyride1913

paintball1984

Zorb1996

geocache2000

waterball2007

1898 Chaff (Univ. Calif.) 3 84 Those hilarious students who are having fun with water-bombs, will drop one on a professor some day, and then there will be a second and more violent explosion.

1913 G. Morris Penalty xviii. 163 She was possessed of a devilish longing to fashion out of paper a small water-bomb and drop it on his head.

1950 Boston Daily Globe 20 Nov. 3/3 With the girls raining water bombs down, the well-wetted forces of Harvard charged into the spanking new Moors Hall.

1994 People (Nexis) 23 Jan. 9 (headline) Animal rights activists attack Sophia Loren with a water bomb... Loren got drenched when a water-filled balloon exploded at her feet.

2011 S. Kelman Pigeon Eng. 258 Some of them brought supersoakers and water bombs and there was a big water fight.

b. A large balloon or bag filled with water and dropped from an aircraft as a firefighting measure, esp. against forest or bush fires.

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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [noun] > a trick, prank, hoax > of a particular kind

grubbing1679

apple-pie bed1781

booby trap1846

turnip-ghost1863

whoopee cushion1931

hot foot1934

water bomb1947

Chinese fire drill1980

1947 Boston Sunday Globe 12 Jan. (Mag.) 6/2 It was equipped with dual controls, bombracks for holding chemicals and water bombs, the newest thing in forest fire fighting equipment.

1955 Pop. Sci. Oct. 149/1 In Ontario, forest rangers are using water bombs to wet down dry brush... The Canadians drop ordinary paper bags filled with water.

1976 Financial Times 26 Feb. 9/5 Light aircraft dropping water bombs on fires sweeping through native bush reserves.

2006 Wall St. Jrnl. 5 Dec. a13/6 Indonesian officials say they're doing the best they can to fight the fires... They hired two giant Russian planes to drop ‘water bombs’ and launched projects to hand out water pumps to local villagers.

3. A depth charge. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > naval weapons and equipment > [noun] > depth charge

depth charge1917

water bomb1917

ashcan1918

depth bomb1918

1917 Times 13 Aug. 5/4 After referring to the better-known methods used for the destruction of U-boats the article speaks of ‘water bombs’.

1928 Living Age 15 Feb. 313/2 My recollections of the submarine war—glowing heat in the Mediterranean,..the hollow cracking of water bombs around the submerged boat.

1939 N.Y. Times Mag. 29 Oct. 12/1 The depth charge, water bomb, or ‘ash can’, as it is variously known, is a favourite anti-submarine weapon of the surface ship.

2004 B. Edwards Twilight of U-boats xii. 179 Gerlach..tried desperately to anticipate the fall of the British water bombs.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	water bomb
释义	water bombn. Brit. /ˈwɔːtə ˌbɒm/, U.S. /ˈwɔdər ˌbɑm/, /ˈwɑdər ˌbɑm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., bomb n. Etymology: < water n. + bomb n. In sense 3 after German Wasserbombe depth charge (1917 or earlier). 1. A piece of firefighting apparatus consisting of a water-filled vessel (typically wooden) with a gunpowder-filled case at its core, the explosion of which disperses water in every direction. Now historical and rare. ΚΠ 1723 London Jrnl. 8 June 4/1 Each Bomb requires only four Gallons of Water, and one Bomb is sufficient to extinguish the greatest Fire that can ever happen in any Room of twelve or fourteen Foot square.] 1755 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. IV. 3466/1 A great explosion burst the vessel to pieces, and dispersed the water every way... Our chemist Godfrey took the hint of the machine, which he called the water-bomb. 1870 Putnam's Mag. Feb. 229/1 In England, it was known as the ‘water bomb’... It consisted of a vessel holding water, containing within, a metallic case filled with gunpowder. 1912 H. P. Dunham Business of Insurance I. xiii. 224 Water bombs consisting of a sphere or case of clay, containing water with a charge of gunpowder arranged with a fuse were also used. 2. a. A balloon, paper bag, etc., that is filled, or designed to be filled, with water, and is thrown or dropped so that it bursts and disperses its contents on impact, usually as part of a water fight or as a prank. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > other amusements or entertainments > [noun] > specific device or piece of equipment water bomb1898 skyride1913 paintball1984 Zorb1996 geocache2000 waterball2007 1898 Chaff (Univ. Calif.) 3 84 Those hilarious students who are having fun with water-bombs, will drop one on a professor some day, and then there will be a second and more violent explosion. 1913 G. Morris Penalty xviii. 163 She was possessed of a devilish longing to fashion out of paper a small water-bomb and drop it on his head. 1950 Boston Daily Globe 20 Nov. 3/3 With the girls raining water bombs down, the well-wetted forces of Harvard charged into the spanking new Moors Hall. 1994 People (Nexis) 23 Jan. 9 (headline) Animal rights activists attack Sophia Loren with a water bomb... Loren got drenched when a water-filled balloon exploded at her feet. 2011 S. Kelman Pigeon Eng. 258 Some of them brought supersoakers and water bombs and there was a big water fight. b. A large balloon or bag filled with water and dropped from an aircraft as a firefighting measure, esp. against forest or bush fires. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [noun] > a trick, prank, hoax > of a particular kind grubbing1679 apple-pie bed1781 booby trap1846 turnip-ghost1863 whoopee cushion1931 hot foot1934 water bomb1947 Chinese fire drill1980 1947 Boston Sunday Globe 12 Jan. (Mag.) 6/2 It was equipped with dual controls, bombracks for holding chemicals and water bombs, the newest thing in forest fire fighting equipment. 1955 Pop. Sci. Oct. 149/1 In Ontario, forest rangers are using water bombs to wet down dry brush... The Canadians drop ordinary paper bags filled with water. 1976 Financial Times 26 Feb. 9/5 Light aircraft dropping water bombs on fires sweeping through native bush reserves. 2006 Wall St. Jrnl. 5 Dec. a13/6 Indonesian officials say they're doing the best they can to fight the fires... They hired two giant Russian planes to drop ‘water bombs’ and launched projects to hand out water pumps to local villagers. 3. A depth charge. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > naval weapons and equipment > [noun] > depth charge depth charge1917 water bomb1917 ashcan1918 depth bomb1918 1917 Times 13 Aug. 5/4 After referring to the better-known methods used for the destruction of U-boats the article speaks of ‘water bombs’. 1928 Living Age 15 Feb. 313/2 My recollections of the submarine war—glowing heat in the Mediterranean,..the hollow cracking of water bombs around the submerged boat. 1939 N.Y. Times Mag. 29 Oct. 12/1 The depth charge, water bomb, or ‘ash can’, as it is variously known, is a favourite anti-submarine weapon of the surface ship. 2004 B. Edwards Twilight of U-boats xii. 179 Gerlach..tried desperately to anticipate the fall of the British water bombs. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1755
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