Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dirty bomb

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables
dirty bomb
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device containing conventional explosives and radioactive material, designed to spread radiation over a wide area.

noun

A nuclear bomb that spreads radiation over a wide area due to inefficiency or by design.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

dirty bombs (plural)

Synonyms

radiological dispersal device RDD radiological bomb cobalt bomb salted bomb

Antonyms

clean bomb

Questions

What does dirty bomb mean?
A device containing conventional explosives and radioactive material, designed to spread radiation over a wide area.

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