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I am so sick of reading about another car bomb, another suicide bomber, another 10, 20, 30, 70, 100 people dead in a day, both Americans and Iraqis.
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Meaning of "car bomb" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CAR BOMB

car bomb  [kɑː bɒm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAR BOMB

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Car bomb is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CAR BOMB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

car bomb

Car bomb

A car bomb, or truck bomb, also known as a Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device, is an improvised explosive device placed inside a car or other vehicle and then detonated. It is commonly used as a weapon of assassination, terrorism or guerrilla warfare, to kill the occupants of the vehicle, people near the blast site, or to damage buildings or other property. Car bombs act as their own delivery mechanisms and can carry a relatively large amount of explosives without attracting suspicion; in larger vehicles and trucks, weights of at least 7,000 pounds have been used. Car bombs are activated in a variety of ways; including opening the vehicle's doors, starting the engine, depressing the accelerator or brake pedals or simply lighting a fuse or setting a timing device. The gasoline in the vehicle's fuel tank may make the explosion of the bomb more powerful by dispersing and igniting the fuel.

Definition of car bomb in the English dictionary

The definition of car bomb in the dictionary is a bomb hidden under or in a car by terrorists.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CAR BOMB


aerobomb
ˈɛərəʊˌbɒm
bomb
bɒm
firebomb
ˈfaɪəˌbɒm
photobomb
ˈfəʊtəʊˌbɒm
superbomb
ˈsuːpərˌbɒm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAR BOMB

car alarm
car allowance
car bomber
car bombing
car boot
car boot sale
car chase
car coat
car crash
car crime
car dealer
car expenses
car hire
car industry
car insurance
car journey
car keys
car licence
car licence plate
car license plate

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAR BOMB

A-bomb
atom bomb
atomic bomb
bath bomb
cherry bomb
cluster bomb
dirty bomb
flying bomb
hydrogen bomb
like a bomb
logic bomb
neutron bomb
nuclear bomb
petrol bomb
pipe bomb
smart bomb
smoke bomb
stink bomb
the bomb
time bomb
water bomb

Synonyms and antonyms of car bomb in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «car bomb» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAR BOMB

Find out the translation of car bomb to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of car bomb from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «car bomb» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

汽车炸弹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

coche bomba
570 millions of speakers

English

car bomb
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कार बम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انفجار سيارة ملغومة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

заминированного автомобиля
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

carro-bomba
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গাড়ি বোমা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à la voiture piégée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bom kereta
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Autobombe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自動車爆弾
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

차량 폭탄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bom mobil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vụ đánh bom xe
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கார் குண்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कार बॉम्ब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Araba bombası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

autobomba
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

samochód bomba
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

замінованого автомобіля
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bombă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παγιδευμένο αυτοκίνητο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

motor bom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bilbomb
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bilbombe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of car bomb

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAR BOMB»

The term «car bomb» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.130 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about car bomb

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QUOTES WITH «CAR BOMB»

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Rosanne Cash
I am so sick of reading about another car bomb, another suicide bomber, another 10, 20, 30, 70, 100 people dead in a day, both Americans and Iraqis.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAR BOMB»

Discover the use of car bomb in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to car bomb and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Buda's Wagon: A Brief History of the Car Bomb
Traces the historical and political development of the car bomb as a weapon of terror and resistance, documenting such events as the September 1920 explosion of a horse-drawn wagon near Wall Street, the Oklahoma City bombing, and the Bombay ...
Mike Davis, 2007
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Neighbour Procedure
Rachel Zolf. car bomb car bomb car bomb car bomb car bomb truck bomb car bomb car bomb truck bomb suitcase bomb car bomb calmo car bombs car bomb car bomb car bomb mule bomb car bomb car bomb car bomb car bomb car bomb a ...
Rachel Zolf, 2010
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The Secret Wars of Judi Bari: A Car Bomb, the Fight for the ...
This is a world that Coleman has lived in herself and spent her career documenting as a writer.
Kate Coleman, 2005
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Terrorism Studies: A Reader
April 18, 1983 car bomb US embassy, Beirut 63 2. Oct 23, 1983 car bomb US Marine barracks, Beirut 241 3. Oct 23, 1983 car bomb French barracks, Beirut 58 4. Dec 12, 1983 grenades US embassy, Kuwait 7 5. Dec 21, 1983 car bomb French ...
John Horgan, Kurt Braddock, 2011
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Terrorism: The fourth or religious wave
Nov 4, l983 car bomb IDF post, Tyre, Lebanon 50 2. Jun l6, l984 car bomb IDF post, south Lebanon 5 3. Mar 8, l985 truck bomb IDF post l2 4. Apr 9, l985 car bomb IDF post 4 5. May 9, l985 suitcase bomb Southern Lebanese Army 2 checkpoint ...
David C. Rapoport, 2006
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Urban Terrorism: Myths and Realities
The car bomb thus became a semi-strategic weapon that quite like aerial bombs was able to bring down huge structures. After all it was the truck bomb attack on the US Marine Landing Team barracks in Beirut in 1983 that eventually forced ...
N. C. Asthana, Anjali Nirmal, 2009
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Civilization & Violence: Isla, the West, and the Rest
Table 6.3: Number of casualties by acts of Al Qaeda against the United States and Allies* 28 Date Weapon Target Number of people killed 1 November 13, 1995 Car bomb U.S. military Base, Riyadh, KSA 5 2 June 25, 1996 Truck bomb U.S. ...
Imbesat Daudi MD, PhD, FACS, 2014
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Car Bomb Recognition Guide: How They're Made, How to Detect Them
Knowing how to recognize one of the deadly devices shown in this book could save your life. For academic study only.
‎1995
9
Protecting Buildings from Bomb Damage:: Transfer of ...
The devastating car bomb attack against the Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires (July 1994) illustrates the damage potential of an external explosion against a multistory building of masonry load-bearing construction. A similar attack ...
Committee on Feasibility of Applying Blast-Mitigating Technologies and Design Methodologies from Military Facilities to Civilian Buildings, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, 1995
10
Terrorist Suicide Bombings: Attack Interdiction, Mitigation, ...
A concern of bomb techs, when facing a possible car bomb, is whether to wear a protective suit. The tech has to take into account that the suit might hamper his movements crawling inside a car where a bomb may have been planted.
Mordecai Dzikansky, Gil Kleiman, Robert Slater, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAR BOMB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term car bomb is used in the context of the following news items.
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NATO Convoy in Afghanistan Is Struck by Suicide Car Bomb
KABUL, Afghanistan — A military convoy of the NATO coalition led by the United States in Afghanistan was struck by a suicide car bomb here ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Wife of mob boss arrested in connection to car bomb murder of Tel …
On numerous occasions in the past she's been questioned under caution in relation to investigations involving her husband, including on ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
3
Two wounded in Kabul car bomb attack
Two people were wounded when a suicide bomber attacked a convoy of foreign forces in Kabul. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). «Reuters, Jul 15»
4
Gun Battle, Car Bomb in Kabul...
Just one hour prior to the NDS attack, a NATO convoy in Kabul was struck by a suicide car bomb as it neared the house of Pacha Khan Zadran, ... «Foreign Policy, Jul 15»
5
Islamic State targets Kurds and Syrian rebels with car bomb attacks
Meanwhile, two IS-led car bomb attacks hit a YPG checkpoint in the western countryside of Sere Kaniye (Ras al-Ain), causing the death of a ... «ARA News, Jul 15»
6
Opposition forces advance following Aleppo car bomb
At least 25 Syrian troops were killed Monday by a suicide car-bomb attack carried out by the Nusra Front in western Aleppo's Jamiat al-Zahraa ... «Al-Bawaba, Jul 15»
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'Five killed' in east Libya car bomb blast
At least five people have been killed and 15 wounded in a car bomb attack in the eastern Libyan city of Derna, the LANA news agency reports. «Sky News Australia, Jul 15»
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Car bomb explodes near Yemeni mosque in downtown Sanaa
A file photo shows people looking at the wreckage of a car at the site of a car bomb attack in Yemen's capital Sanaa. (Reuters) ... «Al-Arabiya, Jul 15»
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Car Bomb Blast Kills 11 Soldiers In Egypt
Security sources say 11 died when a car bomb exploded at a military post in North Sinai, one of at least six targeted along with a police station. «Sky News, Jul 15»
10
Broken car leads to discovery of possible car bomb in Juárez
Chihuahua state authorities found a possible car bomb capable of causing serious damage after stopping three men pushing a vehicle that ... «El Paso Times, Jul 15»

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