pipe bomb

noun

: a bomb made from a piece of pipe
a pipe bomb

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Triano died in an explosion in the Catalina Foothills after his wife, Pamela Phillips, hired a hitman to plant a pipe bomb in his Lincoln Town Car. Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026 Residents in the Colorado community of Nederland sheltered in place for most of the day after a possible pipe bomb was found by a man walking his dog on Sunday morning. Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026 Police are investigating after an apparent pipe bomb was located in a vacant apartment in Hartford on Wednesday. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026 The pipe bomb format never misses when Punk is the one delivering it. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2026 An apparent pipe bomb was found at a home in southern Brooklyn on Wednesday, police sources said. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026 Experts use portable X-ray systems to look through the pipe bomb’s casing. Divya Dubey, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026 The case has drawn intense scrutiny in part because the pipe bomb investigation remained unsolved for nearly five years, fueling speculation and conspiracy theories. Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026 The pipe bomb report — ultimately determined to be false — was not the first time police were called out to Goode's home on a bogus tip. Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 12 Dec. 2025

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“Pipe bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pipe%20bomb. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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