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H-bomb

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Weapons
H-bomb /ˈeɪtʃ bɒm $ -bɑːm/ noun [countable] informal  PMWhydrogen bomb 氢弹
Examples from the Corpus
H-bombIt is burning hydrogen into helium, like a controlled H-bomb.The number of countries that have H-bombs is limited because the technology for making tritium is so hard to come by.What do you think about the H-bomb?Teller, of course, worked on the atom bomb and the H-bomb.I know the H-bomb is wrong.The sheer destructiveness of the H-bomb could force the rival power blocs to negotiate and seek ways to avoid general war.
Origin H-bomb (1900-2000) hydrogen bomb
H-bomb nounChinese
hydrogen Corpus bomb


H-bomb
H-bomb /ˈeɪtʃ bɒm $ -bɑːm/ noun [countable] informal
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: hydrogen bomb
hydrogen bomb


H-bombBrE /ˈeɪtʃ bɒm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈeɪtʃ bɑːm/ 🔊 noun = hydrogen bomb