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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A nuclear bomb that produces great numbers of neutrons but little blast and thus destroys life but spares property.
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- noun An
atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons, and a lesser amount ofblast ; the intention being to destroylife but notinfrastructure .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun atom bomb that produces lethal neutrons with less blast
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