H-bomb

noun

1. short for hydrogen bomb

Example Sentences

The specter of trauma has long hung over Godzilla, a creature unearthed from slumber by H-bomb testing in the 1954 original.

From New York Times

Lawrence knew that the physics community overwhelmingly supported Oppenheimer, and that Berkeley had become the center of anti-Oppenheimer sentiment, in part because of the conflict over the H-bomb program.

From Los Angeles Times

There were people who had ethical concerns, but, um, most of the people I've talked to felt pretty strongly in favor of building the H-bomb.

From Scientific American

The opportunity presented itself unexpectedly with the test of H-bomb Bravo in March 1954.

From Washington Post

“If I wound up finding out that Boston and New York had been incinerated by an H-bomb, I wouldn’t have been surprised.”

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• atomic bomb
• hydrogen bomb
• neutron bomb
• nuclear warhead