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high explosive
noun
- a class of explosive, as TNT, in which the reaction is so rapid as to be practically instantaneous, used in shells and bombs.
high explosive
noun
- an extremely powerful chemical explosive, such as TNT or gelignite
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- high-ex·plosive adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of high explosive1
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Example Sentences
“You need to drill a hole in the side of a high explosive rocket and suck the stuff out,” Kaszeta said.
Anything made of iron and containing high explosive and detonator will be welcome.
In this chair is a charge of high explosive and above it a glass bulb containing sulphuric acid.
We reached the top of the grade, when suddenly from out of the pit of darkness ahead of us there came a high explosive shell.
The Bolshevists would blow up the fabric with high explosive, with horror.
The task had to be done under fire of heavy guns with high-explosive shell, and it was a fine piece of work.
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