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   Where does the word bomb come from?

   • The word comes from the Latin bombus, which in turn comes from the Greek βόμβος romanized bombos, [ 3 ] an onomatopoetic term meaning 'booming', 'buzzing'. A "wind-and-dust" bomb depicted in the Ming Dynasty book Huolongjing. The pot contains a tube of gunpowder, and was thrown at invaders. [ 4 ]

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   What does a bomb mean?

   • An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, (especially) one dropped from an aircraft . The size of the ground hole crater from the blast indicates it was a bomb. ( dated, often with the) The atomic bomb . During the Cold War, everyone worried about the bomb sometimes. ( figurative) Events or conditions that have a speedy destructive effect .

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   Is bomb a slang word?

   • bomb (v.) 1680s, "fire bombs at, attack with bombs" (marked archaic in Century Dictionary, 1889, but quite revived in 20c.), from bomb (n.). The slang meaning "fail" is attested from 1963; that of "move or travel quickly" is from 1966. Related: Bombed; bombing. Slang bombed "drunk" is attested by 1956. bombing (n.)

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   When were bombs first used?

   • Bombs have been utilized since the 11th century starting in East Asia. [ 2 ] The term bomb is not usually applied to explosive devices used for civilian purposes such as construction or mining, although the people using the devices may sometimes refer to them as a "bomb".

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   Is bomb a noun or noun?

   • As a noun, "underground structure strong enough to resist the impact and explosive force of bombs," 1755. In the U.S. Civil also bomb-shell, 1708, "mortar-thrown shell which explodes upon falling," from bomb (n.) + shell (n.). BOMB, or BOMB SHELL, now called simply Shell (Fr. Bombe).

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   What does a bomb sound like?

   • bomb (n.) "explosive projectile," originally consisting of a hollow ball or shell filled with explosive material, 1580s, from French bombe, from Italian bomba, probably from Latin bombus "a deep, hollow noise; a buzzing or booming sound," from Greek bombos "deep and hollow sound," echoic. Thus probably so called for the sound it makes.

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2. www.etymonline.com › word › bombbomb | Etymology of bomb by etymonline

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   bomb (n.) "explosive projectile," originally consisting of a hollow ball or shell filled with explosive material, 1580s, from French bombe , from Italian bomba , probably from Latin bombus "a deep, hollow noise; a buzzing or booming sound," from Greek bombos "deep and hollow sound," echoic.

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     Related: Carpet-bomb; carpet-bombed. also from 1945. Entries...

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   The word comes from the Latin bombus, which in turn comes from the Greek βόμβος romanized bombos, [3] an onomatopoetic term meaning 'booming', 'buzzing'. A "wind-and-dust" bomb depicted in the Ming Dynasty book Huolongjing. The pot contains a tube of gunpowder, and was thrown at invaders. [4]

4. www.oed.com › dictionary › bomb_nbomb, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary

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   The earliest known use of the noun bomb is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for bomb is from 1588, in a translation by Robert Parke, translator.

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   OED's earliest evidence for bomb is from 1694, in Philosophical Transactions 1693. It is also recorded as a noun from the late 1500s. bomb is formed within English, by conversion.

6. cooljugator.com › etymology › enBomb etymology in English - cooljugator.com

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   English word bomb comes from Ancient Greek (to 1453) βόμβος, Ancient Greek (to 1453) όμβος, Dutch bombe, and later Latin bombus (A buzz or humming sound.)

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   Oct 13, 2024 · An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, (especially) one dropped from an aircraft. 2008, Sidney Gelb, Foreign Service Agent, page 629: The size of the ground hole crater from the blast indicates it was a bomb. (dated, often with the) The atomic bomb.

8. www.etymonline.com › word › boomboom | Etymology of boom by etymonline

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   Oct 22, 2022 · Originally of mortar shells, etc.; modern sense of "explosive device placed by hand or dropped from airplane" is from 1909. The meaning "old car" is from 1953. The meaning "success" is from 1954 (late 1990s slang the bomb "the best" probably is a fresh formation); opposite sense of "a failure" is from 1961.