PARCEL BOMB

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does parcel bomb mean? 

• PARCEL BOMB (noun)
  The noun PARCEL BOMB has 1 sense:

1. a thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARCEL BOMB (noun)

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 ("parcel bomb" is a kind of...):

bomb (an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions)