Bomb
Abombis anexplosiveobject that makes and lets out its energy very quickly. Thisdetonationmakes a bigshock wave.Bombs have been used forcenturies.Some bombs also throw out dangerous metal fragments, and some arefirebombs.
Most bombs do not contain more energy than ordinaryfuel,except in the case of anuclear weapon.However, they release their energy more quickly, thus are morepowerful.
A bomb is usually some kind ofcontainerfilled withexplosive materialthat is designed to destroy things. The word bomb comes from theGreek wordβόμβος(bombas), anonomatopoeicterm with almost the same meaning as "boom" in English.
Air forcessendbombersto destroyenemytargets.Terroristsuse bombs insuicide attacks.Explosive materials used inminingwork the same way, but are usually not called bombs.
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