bom.
bomb, an explosive device used or intended as a weapon
Meaning & usage
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”).
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.
boom barrier, boom gate
harbor, harbour
customs
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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