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Where does “A-bomb” come from?

A-bomb (English) comes from English atomic bomb — A nuclear weapon that obtains its destructive...

A-bomb (English): An atomic bomb; a weapon that derives its energy...

Definitions

  1. An atomic bomb; a weapon that derives its energy...

Ancestry of “A-bomb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishatomic bombA nuclear weapon that obtains its destructive...
Every word from English atomic bomb →