"bombsite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bombsites [plural]
Etymology: From bomb + site. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bomb|site}} bomb + site Head templates: {{en-noun}} bombsite (plural bombsites)
  1. A place where a bomb has exploded.
    Sense id: en-bombsite-en-noun-dWk2UzVU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10
  2. (colloquial) A very messy place. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-bombsite-en-noun-~tyHTfA1

Inflected forms

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