"pumpkin bomb" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pumpkin bombs [plural]
Etymology: From its ellipsoidal shape. Head templates: {{en-noun}} pumpkin bomb (plural pumpkin bombs)
  1. (historical) A kind of conventional high-explosive aerial bomb used by the United States against Japan during World War II. Tags: historical

Inflected forms

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