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单词 iron bomb
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Definition of iron bomb in English:

iron bomb

noun ˌʌɪən ˈbɒm
  • 1A thick-walled iron container used to hold material for chemical or physical experimentation at high pressure. Now rare.

  • 2Originally: an explosive bomb with an iron casing. Later: (Military) a conventional air-dropped bomb, as opposed to a smart bomb or a nuclear bomb.

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Benjamin Martin (bap. 1705, d. 1782), lecturer on science and maker of scientific instruments. From iron + bomb.

 
 

Definition of iron bomb in US English:

iron bomb

nounˌʌɪən ˈbɒm
  • 1A thick-walled iron container used to hold material for chemical or physical experimentation at high pressure. Now rare.

  • 2Originally: an explosive bomb with an iron casing. Later: (Military) a conventional air-dropped bomb, as opposed to a smart bomb or a nuclear bomb.

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Benjamin Martin (bap. 1705, d. 1782), lecturer on science and maker of scientific instruments. From iron + bomb.

 
 
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