aerosol bomb n 1: a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive; "a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb" [syn: {thermobaric bomb}, {fuel-air bomb}, {vacuum bomb}, {volume-detonation bomb}, {aerosol bomb}] 2: a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas) [syn: {aerosol}, {aerosol container}, {aerosol can}, {aerosol bomb}, {spray can}]