volume-detonation bomb

English Thesaurus

1. a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	bomb,
definition	:	an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	fae, fuel-air explosive,
definition	:	a device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges; the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen; the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is below (noun.artifact)