H-bomb
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- noun
- /ˈeɪtʃ bɑm/
- NSFW
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bomba de hidrógeno
- In May 1998, India at last proved to the world through a series of nuclear tests that it had nuclear weapons similar to those dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and could build H-bombs in the near future.
- H-bomb war
And in case you haven't looked it up on YouTube later, just one H bomb can kill your entire hometown.
- And in case you haven't looked it up on YouTube later, just one H bomb can kill your entire hometown.
- And I said, what do you think of this massive H bomb that went off, They blew off in Russia?
- But keeping the physics of the H bomb a secret do not does not make Americans more vulnerable to atomic attack than disclosing it.
Examples
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It is understood that the new bombs are more powerful than the old, and that, while one A-bomb could obliterate Hiroshima, one H-bomb could obliterate the largest cities, such as London, New York, and Moscow.
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Well, you remember that first big H-bomb test?
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No doubt, in an H-bomb war, great cities would be obliterated.
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An H-bomb is 1,000 times the power of an A-bomb.
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That pressure resulted in President Harry S. Truman's public announcement on 30 January 1950 that the US would mount a crash program to develop an H-bomb.
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After Moscow exploded its first H-bomb in 1953, Washington sought to maintain effective mutual deterrence at the lowest prudential level.
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The government conducted an H-bomb test to demonstrate its nuclear capabilities.
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During the Cold War, the threat of an H-bomb was a constant concern for many nations.
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Scientists explain that an H-bomb can unleash an explosion far more powerful than an atomic bomb.
Synonyms
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A very powerful nuclear bomb that makes a huge explosion by joining hydrogen atoms
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A weapon that makes a very large explosion by joining light atoms like hydrogen
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A bomb put on a missile that uses nuclear energy to make a very large explosion
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A very powerful weapon that makes a huge explosion by joining tiny hydrogen atoms at extreme heat
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A very powerful bomb that can destroy a whole city, often using nuclear energy
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Etymology
The word H-bomb comes from the letter H, short for 'hydrogen', and the word bomb. So an H-bomb is a very powerful bomb that uses hydrogen to make a much larger explosion than older nuclear bombs.