Bomb

bom, or bum, n. a hollow projectile, usually of cast-iron, fired from a mortar, filled with gunpowder and fitted with a time-fuse: any similar mi ile or case of explosives, as a dynamite bomb.— n. Bom′bard , an engine or great gun for throwing bombs: ( Shak. ) a barrel or large ve el for holding liquor.— v.t. Bombard′ , to attack with bombs.— ns. Bombardier′ , the lowest non-commi ioned officer in the British artillery, formerly a man employed about the mortars and howitzers; Bombard′ment ; Bombar′don , a deep-toned bra instrument, with a tube likened to a bombard.— adj. Bomb′-proof , proof or secure against the force of bombs.— ns. Bomb′-shell (same as Bomb ); Bomb′-ve ′el , Bomb′-ketch , a ve el for carrying the mortars used in bombarding from the sea.— Bombardier beetle , a name given to several species of beetles, which discharge an acrid volatile fluid with explosive force from the abdomen. [Fr. bombe —L. bomb us —Gr. bombos , a humming sound—an imitative word.]