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Meaning of "letter bomb" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LETTER BOMB

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LETTER BOMB

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Letter 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 LETTER BOMB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

letter bomb

Letter bomb

A letter bomb, also called parcel bomb, mail bomb or post bomb, is an explosive device sent via the postal service, and designed with the intention to injure or kill the recipient when opened. They have been used in Israeli targeted killings and in terrorist attacks such as those of the Unabomber. Some countries have agencies whose duties include the interdiction of letter bombs and the investigation of letter bombings. The letter bomb may have been in use for nearly as long as the common postal service has been in existence, as far back as 1764.

Definition of letter bomb in the English dictionary

The definition of letter bomb in the dictionary is a thin explosive device inside an envelope, detonated when the envelope is opened.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LETTER BOMB

letter
letter box
letter card
letter of acknowledgement
letter of advice
letter of attorney
letter of credence
letter of credit
letter of intent
letter of introduction
letter of marque
letter of marque and reprisal
letter of request
letter opener
letter paper
letter quality
letter rogatory
letter-high
letter-perfect
letter-quality printing

WORDS THAT END LIKE LETTER BOMB

atom bomb
atomic bomb
bath bomb
bomb
car bomb
cherry bomb
cluster bomb
dirty 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 letter bomb in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «letter bomb» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LETTER BOMB

Find out the translation of letter bomb to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of letter 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 «letter bomb» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

邮件炸弹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

carta bomba
570 millions of speakers

English

letter bomb
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पत्र बम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قنبلة إلكتروني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

письмо бомба
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

carta-bomba
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চিঠি বোমা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lettre piégée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bom surat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Briefbombe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

手紙爆弾
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

편지 폭탄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bom aksara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bom thư
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடிதம் குண்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पत्र बॉम्ब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mektup bombası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lettera bomba
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

list bomba
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лист бомба
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scrisoare bombă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιστολή-βόμβα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

briefbom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

brevbomb
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brev bombe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of letter bomb

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LETTER BOMB»

The term «letter bomb» is normally little used and occupies the 117.126 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LETTER BOMB» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «letter bomb» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «letter bomb» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about letter bomb

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LETTER BOMB»

Discover the use of letter bomb in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to letter bomb and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Letter bomb: nuclear holocaust and the exploding word
Peter Schwenger raises important issues and offers excellent readings of noncanonical contemporary novels. He also tackles some of the most formidable French critics. Letter Bomb isa very special work."--Ora Avni, Emory University.
Peter Schwenger, 1992
2
Terrorism and Oil
The oldest delivery concept is the letter bomb where explosives are prepared to appear as a letter or package and sent through a postal delivery system. In the 18th century, Johann Most originated the concept of letter bombs while working for ...
Neal Adams, 2003
3
A University Course in English Grammar
Someone has sent the bank manager a letter-bomb. The bank manager has been sent a letter-bomb. Sammy Karanja is teaching the students Swahili. The students are being taught Swahili by Sammy Karanja Another feature of the lndirect ...
Angela Downing, Philip Locke, 2002
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New Scientist
Police admit cheap bomb detectors can be dangerous Despite continual denials of the fact, the police and Home Office do advise companies thinking of buying letter bomb detectors that cheap models could themselves detonate letter bombs.
5
A Law Enforcement and Security Officers' Guide to Responding ...
A letter bomb is a closed bomb contained in a letter or envelope usually delivered by the postal service. This device is typically initiated by opening with a pressure release initiator or electrically with a bare wire loop. Open bombs are devices ...
Jim Smith, 2009
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Letter Bomb
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A letter bomb, also called parcel bomb, mail bomb or post bomb, is an explosive device sent via the postal service, and designed with the intention to injure or kill the recipient when opened.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Letter Bomb
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, McBrewster John, 2010
8
Mundane Governance: Ontology and Accountability
Thus, for example, if dealing with a letter that had been opened by security and found to be free from terror, we might want to refer to this as a letter 'bomb'. Alternatively, if we were to discuss a package that had exploded, we might shift the ...
Steve Woolgar, Daniel Neyland, 2013
9
Terrorism Tactics: Aircraft Hijacking, Letter Bomb, Death ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source: Wikipedia, Books, LLC, 2010
10
Bombs: Molotov Cocktail, Detonator, Electromagnetic Pulse, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LETTER BOMB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term letter bomb is used in the context of the following news items.
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'This terrible thing that has happened has not dampened my spirits …
'This terrible thing that has happened has not dampened my spirits,' says lawyer injured by letter bomb. CTV Winnipeg Published Friday, July ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
2
CTVNews.ca Staff
... year prison sentence in Germany; a close encounter with a letter bomb; Canada signed a free trade deal with Ukraine; and NASA confirmed ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
3
'I was shaking it': Winnipeg man mistakenly received letter bomb in …
He didn't know it at the time, but the package that Ollie Ehrmantraut was shaking next to his ear contained a bomb. The Winnipeg resident is the ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
4
Winnipeg letter bomb victim urges fellow lawyers not to abandon …
Family law practitioners across the country are re-assessing the steps they take to protect themselves in the wake of letter bombs being mailed ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
5
Suspicious Packages Turn Out To Be False Alarms
Last Friday a letter bomb exploded, severely injuring lawyer Maria Mitousis. Two other bombs were also found over the weekend. Guido Amsel ... «CJOB, Jul 15»
6
Winnipeg police investigate suspicious package report after man …
Iris Amsel's lawyer was Maria Mitousis, who suffered severe injuries when the first letter bomb went off last Friday. The 38-year-old was taken to ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
7
Nkomo Saw Past Tribe - Dabengwa
"There had been attempts to assassinate some of our leaders like JZ Moyo, who had been assassinated through a letter bomb, (Alfred) Nikita ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
8
Fraternal disorder
Now that the smoke is clearing over the crater FOP President Dave Mutchler's letter bomb blew in police-community relations, we need to ... «Louisville Eccentric Observer, Jun 15»
9
The priest who had both hands blown off by a letter bomb
When a letter bomb was delivered to Father Michael Lapsley's house, it triggered a lifetime of healing. Twenty-five years ago, Father Michael ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
10
REMEMBER WHEN: The IRA blew up a Sevenoaks phone box
... Joanna Knight of Pilgrims Way, Otford, who was opening the office post one morning when a letter bomb exploded. Her face was badly hurt. «Sevenoaks Chronicle, Jun 15»

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