pipe bomb

noun

: a bomb made from a piece of pipe
a pipe bomb

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The unnamed writer of the email claimed to have created and placed a pipe bomb inside Williams' mailbox that would detonate if opened, according to a police report obtained by USA TODAY. — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025 During separate trials for Young and Phillips in 2010 and 2014, respectively, prosecutors laid out their theory of the murder plot: Young constructed and detonated a pipe bomb in exchange for money that Phillips received from Triano’s life insurance policy. — Matt Allen, ABC News, 24 Jan. 2025

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