controlled explosion

noun

1. the deliberate detonation of an explosive device under strictly controlled circumstances

Example Sentences

He also spent time with the British charity during a visit to Angola in 2019 when he walked through a partially-cleared minefield and set off a controlled explosion.

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North Wales Police confirmed an explosives disposal team attended the school, removed the items and carried out a successful controlled explosion, with officers finding no wider safety issues.

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A controlled explosion has been carried out at a park in Derbyshire after reports that ammunition had been found nearby.

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The Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit of the Army then destroyed the item in a controlled explosion at West Park in Long Eaton.

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Adrian Webster, 33, witnessed the controlled explosion during his evening walk through the park.

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