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letter bomb
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun letter bomb has 1 sense
- letter bomb(n = noun.artifact) package bomb, parcel bomb - a thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened; Array is a kind of bomb
Derived form verb letter bomb1
Verb letter bomb has 1 sense
- letter bomb(v = verb.competition) Array - send an explosive to; "The Unabomber letter bombed a number of individuals and institutions" is one way to bomb, bombard
Derived form noun letter bomb1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
CIDE DICTIONARY
letter bomb, n.
A bomb disguised as a letter and sent through the mail, usually rigged to explode and kill or harm the recipient when opened. [WordNet 1.5]
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