Complete Definition of "dirty bomb"

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Noun

dirty bomb

  1. A device containing conventional explosives and radioactive material, designed to spread radiation over a wide area.
  2. A nuclear bomb that speads radiation over a wide area due to inefficiency or design.

Synonyms
(device containing conventional explosives and radioactive material): Radiological Dispersal Device, RDD, radiological bomb
(nuclear bomb that speads radiation over a wide area due to inefficiency or design): cobalt bomb, salted bomb

Antonyms
(nuclear bomb that speads radiation over a wide area due to inefficiency or design): clean bomb

Hypernyms
(nuclear bomb that speads radiation over a wide area due to inefficiency or design): nuclear bomb

Translations

trans-top|device containing conventional explosives and radioactive material
Finnish: likainen pommi
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Swedish: radioaktiv bomb, smutsig bomb
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trans-top|nuclear bomb that speads radiation over a wide area due to inefficiency or design
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Swedish: smutsig bomb
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Category:Weapons

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