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Definition of Smoke bomb
1. Noun. A bomb that gives off thick smoke when it explodes; used to make a smoke screen or to mark a position.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Smoke Bomb
Literary usage of Smoke bomb
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gas Warfare by Edward Samuel Farrow (1920)
"2 smoke bomb, Steel.— This bomb consists of a firing pin, shear wire, ...
French Training smoke bomb, Cement.— This bomb is a modification of the foregoing ..."
2. Technique of the Photoplay by Epes Winthrop Sargent (1916)
"Mephisto takes his place in the scene and a small smoke bomb is touched off. ...
A smoke bomb is placed where he stood. When it explodes, Faust resumes his ..."
3. The International Military Digest Annual by Cornélis De Witt Willcox (1917)
"[smoke bomb or Flash Practice. By Capt. Wm. Bryden, FA Field Artillery Jour., June,
... This is a detailed description of smoke bomb and flash practice as ..."
4. Military Signal Corps Manual by James Andrew White (1918)
"Used as an emergency signal it calls all troops to attention, the smoke bomb
followed by a rocket indicating riot or attack and requiring troops to fall ..."
5. At the Defense of Pittsburgh: Or, The Struggle to Save America's "fighting by Harrie Irving Hancock (1916)
"Harry took one, for his first duty would be to release a smoke bomb marker.
Raising one hand for an instant, Reade beckoned Howard. Bert darted to his side. ..."
6. Our 110 Days' Fighting by Arthur Wilson Page (1920)
"A German airplane would come over and drop a smoke bomb. ... In a surprisingly
short time after the smoke bomb fell the shells would follow, ..."
7. Our 110 Days' Fighting by Arthur Wilson Page (1920)
"A German airplane would come over and drop a smoke bomb. ... In a surprisingly
short time after the smoke bomb fell the shells would follow, ..."
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