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Definition of Letter bomb
1. Noun. A thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened.
2. Verb. Send an explosive to. "The Unabomber letter bombed a number of individuals and institutions"
Definition of Letter bomb
1. Noun. An explosive device sent through the post, triggered to explode when the letter or packet is opened. ¹
2. Noun. (computing) A virus contained within an email or similar file. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Letter Bomb
Literary usage of Letter bomb
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Racist Violence in the United Kingdom by Carl Haacke, Human Rights Watch (1997)
"On December 1, 1994, Gerry Gable, the editor of Searchlight, and a leading
investigator into fascist organizations was sent a letter bomb, which was ..."
2. Conspicuous Destruction: War, Famine, and the Reform Process in Mozambique by Human Rights Watch (Organization)., Human Rights Watch (Organization (1992)
"In August 1982, the prominent South African exile, Ruth First, was murdered by
a letter bomb sent to her at Eduardo Mondlane University in an action later ..."
3. New Dictionary of South African Biography by E. J. Verwey, Nelson Mandela (1995)
"Following a UNESCO conference at the centre in 1982, First was killed by a letter
bomb widely believed to have originated from military sources within South ..."