bomb threat

noun

: a message saying that a bomb is located in a particular place

Someone called in a bomb threat, so the building was evacuated.

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During a press conference, Lieutenant Carrigan Bennett said a store employee called 911 around 3:15 p.m. after the customer service desk received a bomb threat. —

Stephanie Butzer, The Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2024 Madden confirmed the Floyd County bomb squad was deployed to Greene's address after the Rome Police Department received a bomb threat via email. —

Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024 This marks at least the second reported bomb threat against Starbase in recent weeks. —

Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Jan. 2025 The pair met while hiding after a bomb threat had been made to listen to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speak at nearby Fisk University. —

Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bomb threat