bomb threat

noun

: a message saying that a bomb is located in a particular place
Someone called in a bomb threat, so the building was evacuated.

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Austin police determined there was no explosive device at a Northwest Austin H-E-B after a bomb threat was reported Friday morning. Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 The Port of San Diego Harbor Police confirmed on X that Hawaiian Airlines Flight 15 was diverted after dispatch received a call from the captain of the plane with reports of a possible bomb threat aboard the aircraft. Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025 His family went through a scare earlier this year with a bomb threat at their Stamford home. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025 In an unrelated incident, an Air India flight from Phuket in Thailand headed to Delhi made an emergency landing on Friday after a bomb threat was received on board, airport authorities said. Sudipto Ganguly, USA Today, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for bomb threat

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“Bomb threat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomb%20threat. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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