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PACKAGE BOMB
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Dictionary entry overview: What does package bomb mean?
• PACKAGE BOMB (noun)
The noun PACKAGE BOMB has 1 sense:
1. a thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened
Familiarity information: PACKAGE BOMB used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
letter bomb; package bomb; parcel bomb
Hypernyms ("package bomb" is a kind of...):
bomb (an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions)
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