deflagration
Americannoun
plural
deflagration-
the act of deflagrating; sudden, rapid combustion.
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a sudden, explosive blast of flames; fireball.
Example Sentences
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PG&E, in its letter this month to the county, said the cause of that fire was water that had entered the Megapack “due to the improper installation of deflagration vent shield panels.”
From Los Angeles Times
This suggests that there are any number of steady-state solutions, which affect the amount of residence time gas stays in front of the deflagration.
From Science Daily
The technique, called deflagration, causes the explosive inside the bomb to burn.
From The Guardian
Polish navy demolition experts tried to neutralize it under water through remote deflagration, which means burning out its explosives, but it went off in the process.
From Fox News
Any excess propellant “is expected to be consumed in the deflagration or aerosolized,” according to an environmental assessment compiled by the Federal Aviation Administration.
From Washington Post
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