thermobaric
adjective
ther·mo·bar·ic
ˌthər-mə-ˈbär-ik
-ˈber-ik,
-ˈba-rik
of a weapon
: containing a charge of fuel designed to ignite and combine with oxygen present in the atmosphere to produce a prolonged explosion
Rather than fight their way into such caverns, U.S. forces have preferred to drop specialized … weapons, including thermobaric bombs that emit clouds of powdered fuel and ignite them, sending waves of heat and pressure through caverns and depleting the oxygen inside.—Peter Baker and Pamela Constable
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