letter bomb

Questions about letter bomb

What does letter bomb mean?

letter bomb means "a thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for letter bomb?

Close synonyms include parcel bomb, package bomb. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is letter bomb a common word?

letter bomb is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.