dirty bomb

English

Noun

dirty bomb (plural dirty bombs)

  1. A device containing conventional explosives and radioactive material, designed to spread radiation over a wide area.
  2. A nuclear bomb that spreads radiation over a wide area due to inefficiency or design.

Synonyms

  • (device containing conventional explosives and radioactive material): Radiological Dispersal Device, RDD, radiological bomb
  • (nuclear bomb that spreads radiation over a wide area due to inefficiency or design): cobalt bomb, salted bomb

Antonyms

  • (nuclear bomb that spreads radiation over a wide area due to inefficiency or design): clean bomb

Hypernyms

  • (nuclear bomb that spreads radiation over a wide area due to inefficiency or design): nuclear bomb

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