atomic bomb
noun
1
: a bomb whose violent explosive power is due to the sudden release of energy resulting from the splitting of nuclei of a heavy chemical element (such as plutonium or uranium) by neutrons in a very rapid chain reaction
called also atom bomb
2
: a nuclear weapon (such as a hydrogen bomb)
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That’s about 500 times the power of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, according to Wired.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The Enola Gay — which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, in August 1945 — was named for Enola Gay Tibbets, the mother of its pilot, Colonel Paul Tibbets.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
The Associated Press reported, for example, that photos were flagged on the Enola Gay, the B-29 bomber that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, the girls get hit with some atomic bombs.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The Enola Gay — which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, in August 1945 — was named for Enola Gay Tibbets, the mother of its pilot, Colonel Paul Tibbets.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
The Associated Press reported, for example, that photos were flagged on the Enola Gay, the B-29 bomber that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, the girls get hit with some atomic bombs.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Atomic bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atomic%20bomb. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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