Phrase guide

roadside bomb

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An explosive device placed at the side of a road and detonated when the target passes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 路邊炸彈 /路边炸弹 (lùbiān zhàdàn) — explosive device
  • Danish: vejsidebombe — explosive device
  • Dutch: bermbom — explosive device
  • Finnish: tienvarsipommi — explosive device
  • French: engin explosif improvisé — explosive device
  • Hebrew: מטען גחון — explosive device
  • Hungarian: útszéli bomba — explosive device
  • Indonesian: bom pinggir jalan — explosive device
  • Irish: buama seiftithe cois bóthair — explosive device
  • Polish: fugas — explosive device
  • Russian: доро́жный фуга́с (doróžnyj fugás) — explosive device
  • Russian: управля́емый фуга́с (upravljájemyj fugás) — explosive device
  • Spanish: bomba caminera — explosive device
  • Swedish: vägbomb — explosive device