letter bomb

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ˈletter ˌbomb noun [countable]  SCBa small bomb hidden in a package and sent to someone in order to kill or harm them 邮包炸弹

Examples from the Corpus

letter bomb• Earlier Monday morning, a letter bomb exploded in the London offices of Al-Hayat, injuring two mail clerks.

ˈletter ˌbomb nounChineseSyllable  

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letter bomb
ˈletter ˌbomb noun [countable]
a small bomb hidden in a package and sent to someone in order to kill or harm them

letter bombBrE /ˈletə bɒm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈletər bɑːm/ 🔊 nouna small bomb that is sent to sb hidden in a letter that explodes when the envelope is opened 书信炸弹（匿藏在书信中，开封即爆炸）  ➡  see also parcel bomb