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shaped charge
noun
, Military.
- a warhead having a concave, hollow end and operating on the Munroe effect.
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They considered tunneling in from the side or maybe creating an entry hole by placing a shaped charge on the shelter roof.
From The Daily Beast
A rocket-driven missile carrying a shaped-charge warhead weighing several hundred pounds might have done almost as much damage.
From Project Gutenberg
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