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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