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Noun: dirty bomb  dur-tee bóm
  1. A conventional explosive device that disperses radioactive material
    "Authorities were on high alert for any attempts to detonate a dirty bomb in the city"

Derived forms: dirty bombs

Type of: A-bomb, atom bomb, atomic bomb, fission bomb, plutonium bomb

Encyclopedia: Dirty bomb