"smoke bomb" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: smoke bombs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} smoke bomb (plural smoke bombs)
  1. A firework designed to produce smoke upon ignition. Translations (firework): димка (dimka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), savupommi (Finnish), Rauchbombe [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-smoke_bomb-en-noun-6beRKYXL Disambiguation of 'firework': 100 0
  2. (military) An explosive or incendiary device designed to produce smoke in order to mark a position or produce a smokescreen. Categories (topical): Military, Explosives Translations (military: explosive device): димка (dimka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), savupommi (Finnish), Rauchbombe [feminine] (German), rökbomb [common-gender] (Swedish), sis bombası (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-smoke_bomb-en-noun-otgN~Dyz Disambiguation of Explosives: 14 86 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 14 86 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'military: explosive device': 0 100

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