letter bomb

See also: letterbomb

English

Noun

letter bomb (plural letter bombs)

An explosive device sent through the post, triggered to explode when the letter or packet is opened.
(computing) A virus contained within an email or similar file.

Verb

letter bomb (third-person singular simple present letter bombs, present participle letter bombing, simple past and past participle letter bombed)

(transitive) To send a letter bomb (of either sense).

Synonyms

mail bomb

Translations

explosive device

Danish: brevbombe
Finnish: kirjepommi (fi)
French: lettre piégée f
German: Briefbombe (de) f
Hungarian: levélbomba (hu)
Spanish: carta bomba f
Swedish: brevbomb (sv) c

Further reading

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