pipe bomb

noun

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

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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 Harris was at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington that day, when a pipe bomb was discovered nearby, prompting her to be evacuated from the building. — Shania Russell, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025

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“Pipe bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pipe%20bomb. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.

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