explosive rivet

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noun

a rivet for driving into an inaccessible area, containing an explosive charge detonated after driving to expand the shank on the far side of the hole.

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Origin of explosive rivet

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby explosive rivet

explosion shot, explosion welding, explosive, explosive cyclogenesis, explosive forming, explosive rivet, explosive welding, expo, exponent, exponential, exponential curve

How to use explosive rivet in a sentence

Some of the most explosive opportunities could be based around things that the Western world seems reluctant to adopt.
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And it would let governors show leadership in explosive, highly-publicized cases.
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As grown-ups without turbo-charged explosive arrows, we can only change the rules through politics.
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A Shiite stronghold wrapped in a Sunni explosive belt—not exactly a picture of stability.
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He looked at the thin sheet of metal ringed by rivet holes and he knew instantly what it was his wife had chanced upon.
How Amelia's Plane Was Found|Michael Daly|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But he marred it all by a temper so ungovernable that in Paris there was current a byword, "Explosive as Garnache."
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
With an explosive hiss, gray jets of live steam erupted from pipes around the edge of the room.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Anything made of iron and containing high explosive and detonator will be welcome.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
She came with an easy smile into the little group, and immediately her magnetic presence seemed to rivet all attention.
The Weight of the Crown|Fred M. White
The gasoline used also gave off a gas of highly explosive character and one very likely to escape from leaky tanks or joints.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various