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let·ter bomb

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. letter bomb, parcel bomb, package bombverb

    a thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened

  2. letter bombverb

    send an explosive to

    "The Unabomber letter bombed a number of individuals and institutions"

Wiktionary

  1. letter bombnoun

    An explosive device sent through the post, triggered to explode when the letter or packet is opened.

  2. letter bombnoun

    A virus contained within an email or similar file.

Wikipedia

  1. Letter bomb

    A letter bomb, also called parcel bomb, mail bomb, package bomb, note bomb, message bomb, gift bomb, present bomb, delivery bomb, surprise bomb, postal bomb, or post bomb, is an explosive device sent via the postal service, and designed with the intention to injure or kill the recipient when opened. They have been used in terrorist attacks such as those of the Unabomber. Some countries have agencies whose duties include the interdiction of letter bombs and the investigation of letter bombings. The letter bomb may have been in use for nearly as long as the common postal service has been in existence, as far back as 1764 (see Examples).

ChatGPT

  1. letter bomb

    A letter bomb, also known as a mail bomb, is an explosive device sent via the postal service, concealed in an envelope or package, designed to detonate and cause harm when opened. It is often used as a form of assassination, terrorism, or intimidation.

Wikidata

  1. Letter bomb

    A letter bomb, also called parcel bomb, mail bomb or post bomb, is an explosive device sent via the postal service, and designed with the intention to injure or kill the recipient when opened. They have been used in terrorist attacks such as those of the Unabomber. Some countries have agencies whose duties include the interdiction of letter bombs and the investigation of letter bombings. The letter bomb may have been in use for nearly as long as the common postal service has been in existence, as far back as 1764.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of letter bomb in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of letter bomb in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4


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