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Bomb chest
(gcide) | Bomb \Bomb\, n. [F. bombe bombshell, fr. L. bombus a humming or
buzzing noise, Gr. ?.]
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1. A great noise; a hollow sound. [Obs.]
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A pillar of iron . . . which if you had struck,
would make . . . a great bomb in the chamber
beneath. --Bacon.
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2. (Mil.) A shell; esp. a spherical shell, like those fired
from mortars. See Shell.
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3. A bomb ketch.
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Bomb chest (Mil.), a chest filled with bombs, or only with
gunpowder, placed under ground, to cause destruction by
its explosion.
Bomb ketch, Bomb vessel (Naut.), a small ketch or vessel,
very strongly built, on which mortars are mounted to be
used in naval bombardments; -- called also {mortar
vessel}.
Bomb lance, a lance or harpoon with an explosive head, used
in whale fishing.
Volcanic bomb, a mass of lava of a spherical or pear shape.
"I noticed volcanic bombs." --Darwin.
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Bomb chest
(gcide) | Chest \Chest\ (ch[e^]st), n. [OE. chest, chist, AS. cest, cist,
cyst, L. cista, fr. Gr. ki`sth. Cf. Cist, Cistern.]
1. A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a
trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth.
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Heaps of money crowded in the chest. --Dryden.
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2. A coffin. [Obs.]
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He is now dead and mailed in his cheste. --Chaucer.
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3. The part of the body inclosed by the ribs and breastbone;
the thorax.
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4. (Com.) A case in which certain goods, as tea, opium, etc.,
are transported; hence, the quantity which such a case
contains.
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5. (Mech.) A tight receptacle or box, usually for holding
gas, steam, liquids, etc.; as, the steam chest of an
engine; the wind chest of an organ.
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Bomb chest, See under Bomb.
Chest of drawers, a case or movable frame containing
drawers.
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