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CAR BOMB
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Dictionary entry overview: What does car bomb mean?
• CAR BOMB (noun)
The noun CAR BOMB has 1 sense:
1. a bomb placed in a car and wired to explode when the ignition is started or by remote control or by a timing device
Familiarity information: CAR BOMB used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bomb placed in a car and wired to explode when the ignition is started or by remote control or by a timing device
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("car bomb" is a kind of...):
bomb (an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions)
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