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balloon bomb

/bəˈluːn bɒm/

翻译: 历史术语,指二战期间日本向美国和加拿大投放的携带爆炸装置的气球武器。如今该词主要在历史语境中使用。

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/bəˈluːn bɒm/formaltechnical已废弃
  • zh历史术语,指二战期间日本向美国和加拿大投放的携带爆炸装置的气球武器。如今该词主要在历史语境中使用。

A historical term referring to a type of weapon used during World War II, specifically a balloon carrying an explosive device, launched by Japan against the United States and Canada. The phrase is now largely obsolete outside of historical contexts.

  1. Fusen BakudanC2formal

    A weapon used by Japan during World War II, consisting of a hydrogen-filled balloon carrying incendiary or anti-personnel bombs, designed to travel across the Pacific Ocean to the United States and Canada.

    zh气球炸弹

    • The Japanese military launched over 9,000 balloon bombs during the war.
    • A balloon bomb killed six people in Oregon in 1945.
    • The balloon bomb project was a secret military operation.