"nail bomb" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nail bombs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} nail bomb (plural nail bombs)
  1. A bomb designed to cause extensive wounding by packing sharp objects around the explosive; used especially by terrorists and suicide bombers. Wikipedia link: nail bomb Categories (topical): Explosives, Weapons Synonyms: nailbomb Derived forms: nail bomber Translations (bomb with sharp objects around the explosive): spijkerbom [feminine] (Dutch), nagelbom [feminine] (Dutch), naulapommi (Finnish), haulipommi (Finnish), Nagelbombe [feminine] (German), bombă cu cuie [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-nail_bomb-en-noun-C2wzEtCA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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