"vacuum bomb" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vacuum bombs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} vacuum bomb (plural vacuum bombs)
  1. An aerosol bomb, a type of thermobaric weapon Categories (topical): Weapons
    Sense id: en-vacuum_bomb-en-noun-V7jf7dtw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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