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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 effectplay

  Familiarity information: GP BOMB used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GP BOMB (noun)


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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