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blast wave
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noun
a violent propagating disturbance, produced by an explosion in air, that consists of an abrupt rise in pressure followed by a drop in pressure to or below atmospheric pressure.
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QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!
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βWasβ is used for the indicative past tense of βto be,β and βwereβ is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Also blast.
Compare shock wave.
Origin of blast wave
First recorded in 1935β40
Words nearby blast wave
blastosphere, blastospore, blastostyle, blastula, blastulation, blast wave, blat, blatant, blatantly, blate, blather
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