noun
Meaning 1
A plutonium-fired nuclear bomb.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
plutonium bomb
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noun
Meaning 2
a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: atom bomb, atomic bomb, A-bomb, fission bomb
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bomb, nuclear weapon, atomic weapon
Narrower terms: clean bomb, dirty bomb, neutron bomb
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