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| A '''bomb''' is an explosive device, usually some kind of container, filled with ], designed to cause destruction when set off. The explosion of the bomb has to be triggered, usually by a ], a ], or some kind of sensor, usually pressure (altitude), ], or contact. | |||
| Bombs are often used in ], and by ]s. The most powerful bomb in existence is the ], the most powerful non-nuclear bomb is the ] (Massive Ordnance Air Burst). | |||
| *BLU = Bomb/mine Live Unit | |||
| *GBU = Guided Bomb Unit | |||
| *LGB = Laser Guided Bomb | |||
| See also http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/dumb/bombs.htm | |||
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| On a much less destructive note, a ''']''' is a popular children's ] used both for cooling down during hot weather, and for pulling ]s. | |||
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| The term '''bomb''' is often used as ]: | |||
| * It can be used to mean "really good," as in ''"It's bomb."''" (also: ''"It's the bomb."'') Similarly, it can be used to label something as being expensive, implying that expensive goods are of high quality. | |||
| * Bomb is also used in the sense of "going very quickly," as in ''"bombing along."'' | |||
| * The term ''old bomb'' is used to refer to an old ] in very poor condition. | |||
| * Someone who tries and fails spectacularly at a task is often said to have ''bombed out''; for example, a comedian who tells a joke which falls flat says that joke ''bombed.'' | |||
| * A ] or ] production which is a financial failure is often described as a ''bomb''. Alternatively, some people use the term ''bomb'' to refer instead to films of particularly bad quality, irrelevent of financial concerns. In seeming contradiction to this, a ] motion picture is a great financial success. | |||
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