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bom.

bomb, an explosive device used or intended as a weapon

3 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈbɔm]
  1. bomb, an explosive device used or intended as a weapon

Where this word comes from

From Dutch bom, from French bombe, from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus (“a boom”).

noun[ˈbɔm]
  1. boom, tree, pole

Where this word comes from

From Dutch boom (“tree, pole”), from Middle Dutch bôom, from Old Dutch bōm, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz.

noun[ˈbɔm]
  1. boom barrier, boom gate

  2. harbor, harbour

    figuratively
  3. customs

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Dutch slagboom (“boom barrier, boom gate”) or boom (“beam, barrier”). Compare to Dutch boomklok (“A bell tolled during the opening (in the morning) or closing (in the evening) of a port”, literally “beam bell”).

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