A-bomb

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  A-bomb
       n : a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by
           nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element
           like uranium 235 or plutonium 239) [syn: {atom bomb}, {atomic
           bomb}, {fission bomb}, {plutonium bomb}]



From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "A-bomb":
     H-bomb, atomic bomb, atomic warhead, clean bomb, cobalt bomb,
     dirty bomb, fusion bomb, hell bomb, hydrogen bomb,
     limited nuclear weapons, nuclear artillery, nuclear explosive,
     nuclear warhead, plutonium bomb, superbomb,
     tactical nuclear weapons, thermonuclear bomb,
     thermonuclear warhead