high explosive
noun
: an explosive (such as TNT) that generates gas with extreme rapidity and has a shattering effect
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If Hamas was wantonly killing international aid workers and Israelis in refugee camps with high explosive ordinance and battle tanks, there would be worldwide condemnation.
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024
Special-effects supervisor Scott Fisher and his team used high explosives and fuel, mixed to give the shape of a mushroom cloud, and then slowed the footage down to make the explosion seem bigger.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Chemical agents may be deployed through delivery systems that produce no high explosive impact.
—Sohail H. Hashmi, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2013
About 40 percent of each one’s weight is composed of a high explosive mixture; the rest comes from its steel case.
—John Ismay, New York Times, 11 May 2024
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024
Special-effects supervisor Scott Fisher and his team used high explosives and fuel, mixed to give the shape of a mushroom cloud, and then slowed the footage down to make the explosion seem bigger.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Chemical agents may be deployed through delivery systems that produce no high explosive impact.
—Sohail H. Hashmi, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2013
About 40 percent of each one’s weight is composed of a high explosive mixture; the rest comes from its steel case.
—John Ismay, New York Times, 11 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for high explosive
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“High explosive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20explosive. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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