Bomb \Bomb\, n. [F. bombe bombshell, fr. L. bombus a humming or
     buzzing noise, Gr. ?.]
     1. A great noise; a hollow sound. [Obs.]
  
              A pillar of iron . . . which if you had struck,
              would make . . . a great bomb in the chamber
              beneath.                              --Bacon.
  
     2. (Mil.) A shell; esp. a spherical shell, like those fired
        from mortars. See Shell.
  
     3. A bomb ketch.
  
     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.

  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.
  
              Heaps of money crowded in the chest.  --Dryden.
  
     2. A coffin. [Obs.]
  
              He is now dead and mailed in his cheste. --Chaucer.
  
     3. The part of the body inclosed by the ribs and breastbone;
        the thorax.
  
     4. (Com.) A case in which certain goods, as tea, opium, etc.,
        are transported; hence, the quantity which such a case
        contains.
  
     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.
  
     Bomb chest, See under Bomb.
  
     Chest of drawers, a case or movable frame containing
        drawers.