Meaning
An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially, one dropped from an aircraft.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor. Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos)bor. Latin bombusder. Italian bombabor. French bombebor. English bomb From French bombe, from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus (“a booming sound”), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos, “booming, humming, buzzing”), imitative of the sound itself. Doublet of bombe. Compare boom.
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NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 13 recorded puzzles:
- 2025-07-15MAHCBEO
- 2025-07-01BEOMGNY
- 2024-09-12BAOLHMT
- 2024-06-26OAHCBEM
- 2024-05-19OBMIELZ
- 2024-04-10BEOMLNW
- 2024-03-25BGNLIMO
- 2024-02-05OZAMEBL
- 2023-11-04BEIKLMO
- 2023-07-14MAXOLIB
- 2023-06-13MAOIBNT
- 2023-05-21BAOMCNT
+1 earlier appearances in the archive.