Aviation Thermobaric Bomb of Increased Power — Der Vater aller Bomben, die Aviation Thermobaric Bomb of Increased Power (ATBIP), russisch Авиационная вакуумная бомба повышенной мощности (АВБПМ), ist die weltweit größte konventionelle Bombe. Sie wurde erstmals am 11. September 2007 gezündet.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Thermobaric weapon — A thermobaric weapon, which includes the type known as a fuel air bomb , is an explosive weapon that produces a blast wave of a significantly longer duration than those produced by condensed explosives. This is useful in military applications… … Wikipedia
bomb — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. [bomb]shell; slang, flop (See failure). See arms. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. weapon, missile, high explosive, charge, bombshell, grenade; see also explosive , mine 2 , nuclear bomb , shell 2 . Types of… … English dictionary for students
Bomb — A bomb is any of a range of devices that typically rely on the exothermic chemical reaction of an explosive material to produce an extremely sudden and violent release of energy. (A nuclear weapon employs chemical based explosives to initiate a… … Wikipedia
thermobaric — [ˌθə:məʊ barɪk] adjective denoting a very large fuel–air bomb which ignites into a fireball when detonated, creating a powerful wave of pressure that sucks out oxygen from any confined spaces nearby. Origin 1990s: from thermo + Greek barus heavy … English new terms dictionary
aerosol bomb — noun 1. a bomb that uses a fuel air explosive a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb • Syn: ↑thermobaric bomb, ↑fuel air bomb, ↑vacuum bomb, ↑volume detonation bomb • Hypernyms: ↑bomb, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fuel-air bomb — noun a bomb that uses a fuel air explosive a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb • Syn: ↑thermobaric bomb, ↑vacuum bomb, ↑volume detonation bomb, ↑aerosol bomb • Hypernyms: ↑bomb, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
vacuum bomb — noun a bomb that uses a fuel air explosive a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb • Syn: ↑thermobaric bomb, ↑fuel air bomb, ↑volume detonation bomb, ↑aerosol bomb • Hypernyms: ↑bomb, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
volume-detonation bomb — noun a bomb that uses a fuel air explosive a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb • Syn: ↑thermobaric bomb, ↑fuel air bomb, ↑vacuum bomb, ↑aerosol bomb • Hypernyms: ↑bomb, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
vacuum bomb — /ˈvækjum bɒm/ (say vakyoohm bom) noun a thermobaric bomb in which gases are consumed at extremely high temperature generating a partial vacuum that produces an ultrasonic shock wave …