Meaning

2 senses
  1. A device containing conventional explosives and radioactive material, designed to spread radiation over a wide area.

    schmutzige Bombe

    гря́зная бо́мбаgrjáznaja bómba

    брудна́ бо́мбаbrudná bómba

  2. A nuclear bomb that spreads radiation over a wide area due to inefficiency or by design.

    schmutzige Bombe

    гря́зная бо́мбаgrjáznaja bómba

    брудна́ бо́мбаbrudná bómba

More definitions
  • an atom bomb that leaves considerable radioactive contamination

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Putin intends to use a dirty bomb on Ukraine.

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Translations

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