| 单词 | balloon bomb | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasballoon bomb   balloon bomb  n. Military (chiefly U.S.) 		 (a) a bomb dropped from a hot-air balloon (obsolete. rare);		 (b) a weapon consisting of a large balloon from which an explosive or incendiary device is suspended, dropping when the balloon is burst (now historical). ΚΠ 1893    Daily Advocate 		(Newark, Ohio)	 14 Nov. 1/3 		(heading)	  				Balloon bombs... Peixoto has now nearly ready his balloon..from which he expects to be able to drop a charge of dynamite upon Admiral Mello's flagship. 1939    San Mateo 		(Calif.)	 Times 24 Mar. 8/7 		(heading)	  				Balloon bomb defense... A timing device would burst the balloons and scatter the bombs over a wide area. 1996    Boston Globe 		(Nexis)	 8 Dec.  a1  				Some balloon bombs were shot down by the US military. < as lemmas | 
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