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neutron bomb
noun
- a nuclear bomb designed to release radiation consisting mainly of neutrons, thus causing extensive loss of life but relatively little damage to buildings and property and only brief radioactive contamination.
neutron bomb
noun
- a type of nuclear weapon designed to provide a high yield of neutrons but to cause little blast or long-lived radioactive contamination. The neutrons destroy all life in the target area, which theoretically can be entered relatively soon after the attack Technical nameenhanced radiation weapon
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Word History and Origins
Origin of neutron bomb1
First recorded in 1955–60
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Example Sentences
Apparently, the moral debate in the 1970s over the neutron bomb passed them by.
From The Daily Beast
But car dealerships look like post-apocalyptic empty shells that survived a neutron bomb.
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