unexploded

adjective

un·​ex·​plod·​ed ˌən-ik-ˈsplō-dəd How to pronounce unexploded (audio)
: not exploded
an unexploded bomb/shell
unexploded ammunition

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The film features hidden gold, an unexploded bomb, and stealthy freedom fighters, all located in and around a haunted institution. Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024 Just this year, Parsons appeared in upbeat articles on a rail safety project in Oakland, Calif.; a contract with the Air Force related to vehicles that collect unexploded ordnance; and software for communication and coordination on the battlefield for the Department of Defense, among others. Heather Newman, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 Here’s a representative clip from the 1967 Christmas episode of The Dean Martin Show, in which Newhart does a routine about a bomb-squad officer taking a call from an underling who’s found an unexploded shell. Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 19 July 2024 An unexploded projectile stuck on the roof of a house following fighting between Myanmar’s military and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in Nam Hpat Kar, Kutkai township in Myanmar's northern Shan State, on Feb. 4, 2024.STR/AFP/Getty Images After the fall — what comes next? Koh Ewe, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unexploded 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unexploded was circa 1889

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“Unexploded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexploded. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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