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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An explosive device that is placed in a motor vehicle and detonated in order to kill people or destroy nearby property, especially as an act of terrorism.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
automobile laden with a large amount of explosives, and used as a bomb primarily in order to cause external damage. - noun An explosive device installed in an automobile with the primary purpose to kill the occupants of the car.
- noun slang
Flatulence in an enclosed automobile. - noun An
alcoholic beverage made by dropping ashot ofliquor into a glass ofbeer .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a bomb placed in a car and wired to explode when the ignition is started or by remote control or by a timing device
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