deflagration

American  

[de-fluh-gray-shuhn] / ˌdɛ fləˈgreɪ ʃən /

noun

plural

deflagration

1. the act of deflagrating; sudden, rapid combustion.

2. a sudden, explosive blast of flames; fireball.

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Example Sentences

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 • May 15, 2025

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 • Mar. 14, 2024

The discovery of the treasure was like a deflagration.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

"Prepared by deflagration in a crucible, one part of nitre with two of powdered tartar," proceeded Mr. Arcubus.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860 by Various

When the explosion takes place in the cylinder that part of the mixture which has passed back is ignited, as we have just seen, thereby producing a very loud deflagration.

From Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants A Practice Treatise Setting Forth the Principles of Gas-Engines and Producer Design, the Selection and Installation of an Engine, Conditions of Perfect Operation, Producer-Gas Engines and Their Possibilities, the Care of Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants, with a Chapter on Volatile Hydrocarbon and Oil Engines by Mathot, R. E.