charge burster bursting charge explosive charge | a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time, this cartridge has a powder charge ofgrains |
disrupting explosive bursting explosive | a high explosive that is used to damage the target that is under attack |
explosive | a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck |
explosive compound | a compound that is explosive |
explosive detection system EDS | a rapid automatic system to detect plastic explosives in passengers' luggage using Xay technology and computers, designed for use in airports |
explosive device | device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy |
explosive mixture | a mixture that is explosive |
explosive trace detection ETD | a system for screening luggage in airports, an agent passes a swab around or inside luggage and then runs the swab through a machine that can detect trace amounts of explosives |
fuel-air explosive FAE | a 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 |
improvised explosive device I.E.D. IED | an explosive device that is improvised |
plastic explosive plastique | an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy |
propellant explosive impulse explosive | an explosive that is used to propel projectiles from guns or to propel rockets and missiles or to launch torpedos and depth charges |
explosive unit | any unit for measuring the force of explosions |
high explosive | a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate |
low explosive | an explosive with a low rate of combustion |
explosive | serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst, an explosive device, explosive gas, explosive force, explosive violence, an explosive temper |
explosive | sudden and loud, an explosive laugh |
explosive volatile | liable to lead to sudden change or violence, an explosive issue, a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation |