Bombshell
['bɒmʃel] or ['bɑmʃɛl]
Definition
(noun.) an explosive bomb or artillery shell.
(noun.) a shocking surprise; 'news of the attack came like a bombshell'.
(noun.) an entertainer who has a sensational effect; 'she was a blonde bombshell'.
Edited by Jessica--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A bomb. See Bomb, n.
Inputed by Billy
Examples
- Revault in France showed in 1605 how a bombshell might be exploded by steam. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The word had fallen like a bombshell in the pure and tranquil atmosphere of the Archer dining-room. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- If a bombshell had dropped through the roof, Mrs Dengelton could not have been more astonished. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Mr. Bounderby, red and hot, planted himself in the centre of the path before the horse's head, to explode his bombshell with more effect. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
Edited by Astor