smoke bomb

noun

: a bomb that produces a lot of smoke when it explodes

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There was chanting, dancing, a bit of drinking and the occasional smoke bomb — like the one lit by a kid in a Frenkie de Jong jersey. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026 The saga concluded last week when three companies involved in designing, importing and marketing the smoke bomb agreed to settle a federal lawsuit filed by the government in 2023. — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 9 June 2026 Another smoke bomb is released behind the goal shortly afterwards. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025 Barbaro had set a small fire in the hallway using a pile of cardboard and, for extra measure, had lit a homemade smoke bomb (some reports refer to it as a smudge pot). — Sally Ventura june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025 These tools include tear gas dispensers, smoke bomb launchers, high-decibel horns, acoustic crowd dispersal devices and net shooters capable of close-range suspect apprehension. — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025 Or that time when the smoke bomb that a California couple set off during a gender reveal started a wildfire that resulted in manslaughter charges? — Abby Monteil, Them, 21 Oct. 2024 In the bottom of the seventh inning, the game was stopped momentarily on several occasions to clean up what appeared to be a green smoke bomb thrown onto the right field track and later a bottle thrown onto the outfield. — Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024 The score triggered a red-and-green smoke bomb in lower stands here at Parc des Princes, filled largely with Moroccan supporters. — Larissa Gao, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2024

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“Smoke bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoke%20bomb. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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