sticky bomb

Clinging thrown grenade

A sticky bomb is an explosive device designed to adhere to its target before detonating.

The term originated with World War II anti-tank grenades coated in adhesive.

In video games, especially first-person shooters, sticky bombs are throwable explosives that attach to surfaces or enemies: I stuck a sticky bomb to the back of the tank.

military

limpet mine

Ship-attached underwater explosive

sabotage · resistance fighter · armored vehicle · tank warfare · improvised · clandestine · partisan

explosive

detonation

Explosive ignition event

  • blastSudden forceful burst
  • fuseProtective melting wire
  • timerDuration-tracking mechanism

ignition · explosion · plastic explosive · dynamite · C4 · TNT · charge · payload · trigger · primer

gaming

Halo

Ring of divine radiance

loadout · respawn · multiplayer · kill streak · attachment · projectile · throwable · cooldown

adhesive

tacky

Vulgar or slightly sticky

gooey · grip · stickum · paste · resin · magnetic · suction · cling · attach · adhere

Categories
Opposites
attachment mechanism

sticky bombbouncing bomb

Rotating munition that skips

dumb bomb · magnetic mine · gravity bomb

deployment method

sticky bombmortar round

Explosive fired from tube

artillery shell · rocket-propelled grenade · fragmentation grenade · hand grenade · missile

target engagement

sticky bombproximity mine

Explosive triggered by nearness

cluster bomb · fragmentation grenade · landmine

Family

sticky, stick, sticks, sticking, sticked, stickiness, stickier, stickiest, unstick

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13