hyperbomb

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ bomb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪ.pə(ɹ)bɑm/

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Noun

hyperbomb (plural hyperbombs)

1. (rare, military, science fiction, video games) An exceedingly powerful, destructive bomb; superbomb.
   • 1957, Clifton Fadiman, Any Number Can Play‎^[1], World Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 33:

     The hyperbomb of that day will have lost meaning as a weapon and gained meaning as a complex substitute for Francoise Sagan's "sports" car, as this death device is so playfully called.

   • 1974, John Brunner, Total Eclipse‎^[2], Doubleday, →ISBN, page 33:

     "He went back inside," Igor grunted. "After examining the artefacts we'd packed for dispatch. Probably wants to make sure the computer records don't describe them as ultra-guns or hyperbombs or whatever the hell."

   • 2014, J. Michael Reeves, Terry Austin, Byron Preiss, I—Alien‎^[3], J. Boylston, →ISBN:

     We entered an area where a hyperbomb had been detonated during the war.