Dirty bomb
WordNet
noun
(1) An atom bomb that leaves considerable radioactive contamination
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A device containing conventional explosives and radioactive material, designed to spread radiation over a wide area.
- A nuclear bomb that spreads radiation over a wide area due to inefficiency or design.
Synonyms
- (device containing conventional explosives and radioactive material): Radiological Dispersal Device, RDD, radiological bomb
- (nuclear bomb that speads radiation over a wide area due to inefficiency or design): cobalt bomb, salted bomb
Antonyms
- (nuclear bomb that speads radiation over a wide area due to inefficiency or design): clean bomb
Hypernyms
- (nuclear bomb that speads radiation over a wide area due to inefficiency or design): nuclear bomb