DEFINITIONS

blast wave

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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Words nearby blast wave

blast furnace, blast injection, blast injury, blast lamp, blast off, blast wave, blast-furnace cement, blasted, blastema, blasting, blasting gelatin
Also blast.
Compare shock wave.

Origin of blast wave

First recorded in 1935–40
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