| 单词 | explosive device |
| 释义 | explosive device (once / 17641 pages) n WORD FAMILY explosive device: explosive devices USAGE EXAMPLESOfficials said the explosive device was planted in the plane’s luggage compartment. Time(Dec 26, 2016) At least one hijacker was on board the Airbus A320 and threatened to detonate an explosive device, according to Maltese news reports. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) An explosive device struck a police convoy in Cairo in October, killing a pedestrian bystander. Wall Street Journal(Dec 09, 2016) n device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy Exp|Hypo|Hyper Guided Bomb Unit-28 a 5,000 pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to penetrate to a given depth before exploding; used to penetrate hardened underground facilities bomb an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions cap, detonating device, detonatora mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive FAE, fuel-air explosivea device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges; the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen; the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is below I.E.D., IED, improvised explosive devicean explosive device that is improvised mineexplosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel petardan explosive device used to break down a gate or wall seal bomba small explosive device (resembling a firecracker) that is used underwater in order to frighten mammals away from fishing grounds shoe bomban explosive device concealed inside the heel and sole of a shoe torpedoa small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead torpedoan explosive device that is set off in an oil well (or a gas well) to start or to increase the flow of oil (or gas) A-bomb, atom bomb, atomic bomb, fission bomb, plutonium bomba nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239) Fugo, balloon bomba bomb carried by a balloon blasting capa small tube filled with detonating substances; used to detonate high explosives bomblet, cluster bombletone of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb bombshellan explosive bomb or artillery shell briefcase bomba bomb consisting of an explosive and timer hidden inside a briefcase car bomba bomb placed in a car and wired to explode when the ignition is started or by remote control or by a timing device chemical bomb, gas bomba bomb laden with chemical agents that are released when the bomb explodes cluster bombbomb consisting of a canister that is dropped from a plane and that opens to release a cluster of bomblets (usually fragmentation bombs) over a wide area cruise missilean unmanned aircraft that is a self-contained bomb depth bomb, depth chargea bomb that explodes at a preset depth under water; antisubmarine device dumb bomb, gravity bomba bomb that falls because of gravity and is not guided to a target floating mine, marine minean explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it anti-personnel bomb, antipersonnel bomb, daisy cutter, fragmentation bomba bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles gas shell(military) bomb consisting of an explosive projectile filled with a toxic gas that is released when the bomb explodes GP bomb, general-purpose bomba large bomb (500 to 2,000 pounds that is 50% explosive) whose explosion creates a blast and whose metal casing creates some fragmentation effect grenadea small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile H-bomb, fusion bomb, hydrogen bomb, thermonuclear bomba nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium firebomb, incendiary, incendiary bomba bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel) booby trap, ground-emplaced mine, land minean explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over letter bomb, package bomb, parcel bomba thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened megaton bomba nuclear weapon with an explosive power equivalent to one million tons of TNT E-bomb, microwave bomba bomb that explodes in midair and releases a massive burst of electromagnetic energy sufficient to disable computers and telecommunications without killing people or damaging buildings Molotov cocktail, gasoline bomb, petrol bomba crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick penetration bomba bomb with about 30% explosive and a casing designed to penetrate hardened targets before the explosive detonates percussion capa detonator that explodes when struck pipe bomba small homemade bomb usually contained in a metal pipe plastic bomba bomb made of plastic explosive remote-control bomba bomb that can be detonated by remote control smart bomba bomb that can be guided (by a laser beam or radio) to its target smoke bomb, smoke grenadea bomb that gives off thick smoke when it explodes; used to make a smoke screen or to mark a position stench bomb, stink bomba small bomb designed to give off a foul odor when it explodes aerosol bomb, fuel-air bomb, thermobaric bomb, vacuum bomb, volume-detonation bomba bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive infernal machine, time bomba bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time device an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
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