Tsar Bomba

English

A replica of Tsar Bomba.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Царь-бо́мба (Carʹ-bómba, “emperor of bombs”).

Proper noun

Tsar Bomba

1. A 50-megaton thermonuclear bomb, detonated by the Soviet Union in October 1961. It was the biggest nuke ever exploded.