pipe bomb

noun

: a bomb made from a piece of pipe
a pipe bomb

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Federal authorities arrested Cole at his Woodbridge, Virginia, home last December after investigators said evidence tied him to the unsolved pipe bomb case. Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2026 Developing software exploits, stealing credentials, or teaching how to build a pipe bomb are examples. Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026 Triano died in an explosion in the Catalina Foothills after his wife, Pamela Phillips, hired a hitman to plant a pipe bomb in his Lincoln Town Car. Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026 Residents in the Colorado community of Nederland sheltered in place for most of the day after a possible pipe bomb was found by a man walking his dog on Sunday morning. Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pipe bomb

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“Pipe bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pipe%20bomb. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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