smoke bomb

noun

a bomb that produces a continuous discharge of smoke rather than an explosion, used to mark a target for aerial attack, indicate wind direction, produce a smoke screen, etc.

Origin of smoke bomb

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby smoke bomb

smogbound, smoggy, smokable, smoke, smoke and mirrors, smoke bomb, smoke chamber, smokechaser, smoke detector, smoked meat, smoke dome

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Example sentences from the Web for smoke bomb

Tommy took his eye from the dimensoscope just long enough to light the fuse of the smoke-bomb.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931|Various
Another shell is the smoke-bomb, which, up to the present, has been used only upon a restricted scale.
Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War|Frederick A. Talbot
When he does, we want to be ready to shoot a smoke-bomb through to him, with a message attached.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931|Various

British Dictionary definitions for smoke bomb

smoke bomb

noun

a device that emits large quantities of smoke when ignited

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单词	smoke bomb
释义	smoke bomb noun a bomb that produces a continuous discharge of smoke rather than an explosion, used to mark a target for aerial attack, indicate wind direction, produce a smoke screen, etc. Origin of smoke bomb First recorded in 1915–20 Words nearby smoke bomb smogbound, smoggy, smokable, smoke, smoke and mirrors, smoke bomb, smoke chamber, smokechaser, smoke detector, smoked meat, smoke dome Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for smoke bomb Tommy took his eye from the dimensoscope just long enough to light the fuse of the smoke-bomb. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931\|Various Another shell is the smoke-bomb, which, up to the present, has been used only upon a restricted scale. Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War\|Frederick A. Talbot When he does, we want to be ready to shoot a smoke-bomb through to him, with a message attached. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931\|Various British Dictionary definitions for smoke bomb smoke bomb noun a device that emits large quantities of smoke when ignited Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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