bombshell means any grenade, mortar shell, or artillery shell (hollow metal object) containing a charge that can explode. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 67 out of 100.
bombshell is pronounced /ˈbɑmʃɛl/.
Etymology
From bomb + shell.
noun
- Any grenade, mortar shell, or artillery shell (hollow metal object) containing a charge that can explode.
- Something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational.“"This—this is a bombshell!" exclaimed the Colonel. "What does it mean?"
"Politics," replied Carrados tersely.”
- Someone who is very attractive; a sex symbol.“Diana Dors, the 1950s blonde bombshell”