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GP BOMB
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Dictionary entry overview: What does GP bomb mean?
• GP BOMB (noun)
The noun GP BOMB has 1 sense:
1. a large bomb (500 to 2,000 pounds that is 50% explosive) whose explosion creates a blast and whose metal casing creates some fragmentation effect
Familiarity information: GP BOMB used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large bomb (500 to 2,000 pounds that is 50% explosive) whose explosion creates a blast and whose metal casing creates some fragmentation effect
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
general-purpose bomb; GP bomb
Hypernyms ("GP bomb" is a kind of...):
bomb (an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "GP bomb"):
blockbuster (a large bomb used to demolish extensive areas (as a city block))
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