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Answer for the clue "Bomb device ", 9 letters:
detonator

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A railway detonator ( torpedo in North America) is a coin-sized device that is used to make a loud sound as a warning signal to train drivers . It is placed on the top of the rail , usually secured with two lead straps, one on each side. When the wheel ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Detonator \Det"o*na`tor\ (d[e^]t"[-o]*n[=a]`t[~e]r), n. One that detonates; specif.: An explosive whose action is practically instantaneous. Something used to detonate a charge, as a detonating fuse. A case containing detonating powder, the explosion of ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A device used to detonate an explosive device etc. 2 (context rail transport UK English) a small explosive device attached to the railhead to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it. 3 (cx archaic English) Any explosive whose action ...

Usage examples of detonator.

Trinity River, now boasting a set of rapids it had never had before, Bernoulli recovered his detonator, got in his Hummer, and drove south.

When Garcia severed it, he tripped the detonator, which in turn caused an electrical charge to be sent to nitroglycerin charges concealed within the crossbeams of the suspension spans.

Once the explosive was disarmed the detonators were out in seconds but to Luis it seemed an hour he jumped to his feet and took this new physique of his on its first flat-out run.

The sleeper contained microcapsules of a sedative agent and a tiny detonator.

Ryan, Nara stopped counting under her breath and pressed the detonator with both thumbs.

And you can get an electrical detonator the size of a watchcase these days.

Baradium was the same substance that made thermal detonators such fearsome weapons, and the missile was carrying enough of the explosive to equip an entire assault division.

The team was down to a dozen thermal detonators - now eleven - and perhaps twice that many grenades, but at least they had not lost anyone since Ulaha.

House of Thul will gladly reimburse the Jedi for all detonators used on my behalf.

Jacen pulled one of two thermal detonators from his belt, thumbed the fuse to the first click, and used the Force to hurl it into her path.

We are testing some new detonators that must fire through a bank of high-voltage condensers in the same one-millionth of a second.

One hand rested on the belt control for the holographic disguise, the other hand held the grenadelike shape of a powerful thermal detonator.

In the basement, he used a shielded penlight, hiding plastique explosive in a furnace duct, attaching a radioactivated detonator.

Smoke from detonators curled out, and white-armored stormtroopers charged in, blasting at the shuttle.

It was the detonator sticking out of it that he treated with delicate respect, unclipping and separating, and stowing the pieces away in several pockets.