单词 | neutron bomb |
释义 | > as lemmasneutron bomb neutron bomb n. an enhanced-radiation thermonuclear weapon that produces large numbers of neutrons but relatively little blast, and is harmful to life but less destructive of property; also figurative and in figurative contexts. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > explosive device > [noun] > bomb > neutron neutron bomb1960 1960 Congress. Rec. 12 May 10138/3 Although there have been a few fragmentary references to the neutron bomb in the press, I was told..that the matter was classified. 1962 L. Deighton Ipcress File xxiv. 155 I guessed that it was a neutron bomb that they were about to explode. 1977 Whig-Standard (Kingston, Ont.) 8 July 1/1 The Defence Department plans to deploy in Europe within the next 18 months the so-called neutron bomb, a tactical weapon designed to kill enemy troops with radiation. 1985 D. Lucie Hard Feelings i. iii, in Progress & Hard Feelings 59/2 This cocktail is my very own invention. The Neutron Bomb. Destroys human flesh, but leaves the house intact. 1996 Wired May 150/3 Reengineering is like hitting a company with a neutron bomb: the buildings are still standing, but the people are gone. < as lemmas |
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