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Detonation

🔄 Synonyms of "Detonation"

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Word	Definition
explosionnoun	A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical); an act or instance of exploding.

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Word	Definition
explosionnoun	A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical); an act or instance of exploding.
deflagrationnoun	The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.
blastnoun	A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).
bombnoun	An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially, one dropped from an aircraft.
fusingnoun	Synonym of fusion.
firingnoun	The discharge of a gun or other weapon.
bombingnoun	The action of dropping bombs from the air.
blastingnoun	A planned explosion, as in mining.
explosivenoun	Able to, or likely to, explode.
passengernoun	One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.
explodingnoun	(dated, colloquial) Explosion.
gapnoun	An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
exploded	Having been subjected to an explosion; blown up.
burstnoun	An act or instance of bursting.
outburstnoun	A sudden, often violent expression of emotion or activity.
outbreaknoun	An eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etc.
knocknoun	An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.
bangnoun	A sudden percussive noise.
boomnoun	A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.
bombed	(slang) intoxicated; drunk or high