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PRONUNCIATION OF PLASTIC BOMB

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLASTIC BOMB

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Plastic 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 PLASTIC BOMB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

plastic bomb

Plastic explosive

Plastic explosive is a soft and hand moldable solid form of explosive material. Within the field of explosives engineering, plastic explosives are also known as putty explosives. Plastic explosives are especially suited for explosive demolition. Common plastic explosives include Semtex and C-4.

Definition of plastic bomb in the English dictionary

The definition of plastic bomb in the dictionary is a bomb consisting of a putty-like explosive charge fitted with a detonator and timing device.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLASTIC BOMB

plastic
plastic bag
plastic bullet
plastic explosive
plastic foam
plastic money
plastic Paddy
plastic police
plastic surgeon
plastic surgery
plastic wrap
plastically
plasticated
plasticene
Plasticine
plasticisation
plasticise
plasticiser
plasticity
plasticization

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLASTIC 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 plastic bomb in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «plastic bomb» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLASTIC BOMB

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

Translator English - Chinese

塑料炸弹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bomba de plástico
570 millions of speakers

English

plastic bomb
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्लास्टिक बम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قنبلة بلاستيكية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пластиковая бомба
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bomba de plástico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্লাস্টিক বোমা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bombe au plastique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bom plastik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Plastikbombe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プラスチック爆弾
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

플라스틱 폭탄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bom plastik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bom nhựa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிளாஸ்டிக் குண்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्लास्टिक बॉम्ब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

plastik bomba
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bomba di plastica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bomba z tworzywa sztucznego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пластикова бомба
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bombă plastic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πλαστικό βόμβα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kneedbom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

plast bomb
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

plast bombe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of plastic bomb

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLASTIC BOMB»

The term «plastic bomb» is normally little used and occupies the 135.950 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLASTIC BOMB» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «plastic bomb» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «plastic 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 plastic bomb

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLASTIC BOMB»

Discover the use of plastic bomb in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to plastic bomb and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fifty Years Among the New Words: A Dictionary of Neologisms ...
1943] plastic bomb an explosive the consistency of putty that combines TNT and hexogen; plastic bombing the use of plastic bombs [40.3 Oct. 1965] plastinaut a life-sized plastic dummy astronaut used for biological studies of radiation above ...
John Algeo, 1993
2
A Collection of Confusible Phrases
... operates the diving planes on a submarine: The diving planesmen tilt the forward planes down and the after planes up. plastic bomb plastic bullet plastic bomb a bomb containing plastic explosive: In France there were plastic bomb attacks, ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004
3
Roget's Thesaurus of Phrases
pipe bomb platinum blonde pipe bomb plastic bomb, plastique bomb pipe cleaner reamer piped music canned music, elevator music, musical wallpaper, MuzakTM, wall-to-wall musical pipe dream airy hope, castle in the air, castle in the sky, ...
Barbara Kipfer, 2001
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Chambers Pocket Dictionary
n plasticity, plastic arts n (pl) the sculptural arts, plastic bomb n a bomb made with plastic explosive. plastic bullet n a small solid plastic cylinder fired by the police to disperse riots, plastic explosive n a mouldable explosive substance of ...
Elaine Higgleton, Howard Sargeant, Anne Seaton, 1992
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Chambers concise dictionary
[17c: from Greek plastikos moulded, from plassein to mould] plastic arts >pln the arts of modelling or shaping in three dimensions, such as ceramics or sculpture. plastic bomb > n a bomb made with plastic explosive. plastic bullet >na solid ...
Ian Brookes, 2004
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Terrorism, 1992-1995: A Chronology of Events and a ...
It was a plastic bomb with two wires. The marking in English— Bomb-93 LITE ( Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam), U.S.A.— was found on it. It was carefully removed by the security officers. After being defused, it is now being kept in water at the ...
Edward F. Mickolus, 1997
7
Murder, an Analysis of Its Forms, Conditions, and Causes
This new device, a plastic bomb, is impervious to conventional metal detectors. In addition, it is small, hence easily hidden and it has both a barometer and a timer so that it can be set to determine the altitude and the time at which the bomb will ...
Gerhard Falk, Clifford Falk, 1990
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World War 2 US Army Fighter Modeling
In a continuing attempt to obtain true scale accuracy the manufacturers are achieving very acceptable thin sections in these tiny components. But there is a limit to what the molding process will stand. If you bear in mind that no plastic bomb (or ...
Jerry Scutts, Brett Green, 2003
9
National Trauma and Collective Memory: Major Events in the ...
The security check at Frankfort had failed to detect a small plastic bomb that had been placed aboard the plane in a suitcase. The newly developed bombs that are small, highly explosive, and nonmetallic are not likely to be detected, despite  ...
Arthur G. Neal, 1998
10
The Rotarian
A real fun game for all ages is a black five-inch tough plastic bomb which is " activated" by a turn of a red knob and fuse to start a timer ticking — and whose later "explosion" (a loud and harmless "pop") is unpredictable. The bomb is tossed from ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLASTIC BOMB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term plastic bomb is used in the context of the following news items.
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Young family have board game CONFISCATED due to 'security risk …
It's got a little ticking plastic bomb. It's a timer really, a gimmick." Katy with her son and daighter PA REAL LIFE. The mother, son and daughter ... «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
2
Heathrow Airport bans mum from taking children's 'Pass the Bomb …
It's got a little ticking plastic bomb. It's a timer really, a gimmick. “The player has to describe what he or she is seeing without using certain words ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
3
Sales of pre-fab bomb shelters are on the rise
Terramil began designing a lightweight plastic bomb shelter before the Ukrainian conflict began, but recent events have increased interest in its ... «CNBC, Jun 15»
4
Live Review: Poison Idea @ The Borderline
Other hits include 'Hangover Heart Attack', 'Getting The Fear', 'Romantic Self Destruction', 'Plastic Bomb', 'Just To Get Away', 'Taken By ... «The Carouser Magazine, May 15»
5
Alexandro Jodorowsky's The Holy Mountain original soundtrack …
In the track ”Miniature Plastic Bomb Shop” he seems to be rehearsing the theme for the TV series Mad Men. TrackList: 1. Trance Mutation 2. «Audiophile Audition, Apr 15»
6
Plastic bomb explodes at Kharkiv pub
Plastic bomb explodes at Kharkiv pub. Print version. Nov. 14, 2014, 10:01 a.m. | Ukraine — by Interfax-Ukraine. According to Ukraine's Interior Ministry, ... «Kyiv Post, Nov 14»
7
Explosion jolts Kharkiv rock club, there are casualties
Plastic bomb explodes at Kharkiv pub · Kharkiv police, prosecutors deny overnight explosions · Reuters: Eleven injured in blast at rock club in ... «Kyiv Post, Nov 14»
8
PHL readies for inspection of smartphones, gadgets of airline …
“Instead na battery ang ilalagay ko sa loob, lalagyan ko ng plastic bomb, so pag “inopen”, hindi siya bubukas dahil walang power,” Laxa said, ... «GMA News, Jul 14»
9
Terrorist bomb threats Some international airports due to tighten …
Terrorists in Syria are creating new plastic bombs that may go undetected through airport security. These terrorists are a subset from al Qaeda's ... «eTurboNews, Jul 14»
10
Jason Manford's bar bill: Six other expensive grand gestures by …
He took off in a Batmobile, escorted by police down closed roads, disabled a plastic bomb and battled The Riddler and The Penguin as the ... «Mirror.co.uk, Mar 14»

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