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dust explosion

noun

  1. an explosion caused by the ignition of an inflammable dust, such as flour or sawdust, in the air

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The greatest grain elevator in the world was destroyed by a dust explosion.

Three large flouring mills were blown up by a dust explosion, and eighteen men killed.

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