high explosive

haɪ ɪkˈsploʊsɪv

Definition

Definition of high explosive - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

chemistry explosive

TECH.

explosive material that detonates with great force

TECH.

The bomb contained a high explosive.
The military uses high explosive for demolition purposes.
High explosive materials require careful handling and storage.

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Expressions with high

high on

adv.

in a position far up on something

The picture hangs high on the wall.

fly high

feel very happy or excited

After winning the match, she was flying high.

high gear

gear setting in vehicles for high speed

When the road cleared, he shifted into high gear.

high ground

elevated area of land above surrounding areas

The castle was built on high ground.

at high noon

adv.

happening around 12 PM when the sun is highest

The duel was set to begin at high noon.

have high hopes

expect something very good or successful to happen

We have high hopes for the new project.

Expressions with explosive

explosive temper

tendency to become very angry suddenly and strongly

He has an explosive temper and often yells at work.

explosive mixture

situation or group likely to become violent or problematic

The meeting turned into an explosive mixture of conflicting opinions..

explosive situation

tense situation that can escalate rapidly

The political debate turned into an explosive situation.

explosive belt

belt packed with explosives for suicide attacks

The terrorist wore an explosive belt during the attack..

explosive device

device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy

The soldiers found an explosive device near the road.

plastic explosive

explosive material that is soft and moldable by hand

The engineers used plastic explosive to demolish the old bridge.

explosive charge

explosive component in a device or weapon

The bomb squad carefully removed the explosive charge from the device.

explosive decompression

sudden drop in air pressure causing lung risk

The plane experienced explosive decompression at high altitude.

explosive ordnance disposal

specialist work of finding and making safe dangerous bombs or explosives

The army called in explosive ordnance disposal after the bomb threat.

explosive forming

method of shaping metal using controlled explosions

Explosive forming is used to create complex metal parts.

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giant powder

explosives

high explosive material, especially a kind of dynamite, used in mining

acr.

acr: high explosive

bomb that makes a big explosion

HEAT

abbr.

abr: high explosive antitank

type of weapon designed to destroy armored targets

trinitrotoluene

chemistry

yellow crystalline compound used as a high explosive

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French:explosif puissant, ...
German:Hochsprengstoff, ...
Italian:esplosivo ad alto potenziale, ...
Spanish:explosivo de alta potencia, ...
Portuguese:explosivo de alto poder, ...
Chinese:高爆炸药, ...
Japanese:高性能爆薬, ...
Arabic:مادَّة شَديدَة الانْفِجار, ...
Hebrew:חֹמֶר נֶפֶץ רַב עוֹצְמָה, ...
Russian:высокотоксичный взрывчатый, ...
Ukrainian:високоефективна вибухівка, ...
Hindi:उच्च विस्फोटक, ...
Bengali:উচ্চ বিস্ফোরক, ...
Catalan:explosiu d'alta potència, ...
Czech:trhavina, ...
Danish:højeksplosiv, ...
Dutch:hoogexplosief, ...
Greek:ισχυρό εκρηκτικό, ...
Hungarian:romboló robbanóanyag, ...
Khmer:គ្រឿងផ្ទុះកម្លាំងខ្លាំង, ...
Korean:고성능 폭약, ...
Persian:مواد منفجره قوی, ...
Polish:materiał wybuchowy o dużej mocy, ...
Portuguese (BR):explosivo de alto poder, ...
Romanian:exploziv de mare putere, ...
Swedish:högexplosiv, ...
Thai:วัตถุระเบิดกำลังสูง, ...
Turkish:yüksek patlayıcı, ...
Vietnamese:chất nổ mạnh, ...

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