smoke bomb

smoke bomb
noun
a bomb that gives off thick smoke when it explodes; used to make a smoke screen or to mark a position
• Syn: ↑smoke grenade
• Hypernyms: ↑bomb

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noun
: a chemical bomb containing a smoke-producing substance; especially : any of various smoke flares that trail a streamer of smoke and are dropped from airplanes to mark targets for air attack, to screen targets from air attack, or to show wind direction over water

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a bomb that produces a continuous discharge of smoke rather than an explosion, used to mark a target for aerial attack, indicate wind direction, produce a smoke screen, etc.
[1915-20]

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smoke bomb noun
A bomb that emits smoke on bursting
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Main Entry: ↑smoke

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smoke bomb UK US noun [countable] [singular smoke bomb plural smoke bombs]
a bomb that creates a cloud of smoke when it explodes
Thesaurus: types of bomb, explosive or missilehyponym

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smoke bomb,
a bomb that gives off a dense cloud of smoke, used especially to conceal military movements.

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n. a bomb that emits dense smoke as it explodes, used to produce a smoke screen

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noun, pl ⋯ bombs [count]
: a bomb that produces a lot of smoke when it explodes

Police threw smoke bombs at the rioters.

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ˈsmoke bomb [smoke bomb smoke bombs] noun
a bomb that produces clouds of smoke when it explodes

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