MICROWAVE BOMB

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does microwave bomb mean? 

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

1. a bomb that explodes in midair and releases a massive burst of electromagnetic energy sufficient to disable computers and telecommunications without killing people or damaging buildings

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• MICROWAVE BOMB (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A bomb that explodes in midair and releases a massive burst of electromagnetic energy sufficient to disable computers and telecommunications without killing people or damaging buildings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

E-bomb; microwave bomb

Hypernyms ("microwave bomb" is a kind of...):

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