high explosive
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noun
a class of explosive, as TNT, in which the reaction is so rapid as to be practically instantaneous, used in shells and bombs.
Origin of high explosive
First recorded in 1875–80
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Historical Examples of high explosive
They are fools who hold that a ton of high-explosive is worth all the rhetoric of Cicero.
The Orchard of TearsSax Rohmer
At the end of that trailing cable was a powerful charge of high-explosive.
A Sub and a SubmarinePercy F. Westerman
The missile fired was a 75 millimetre or 3-inch high-explosive shell.
"And they thought we wouldn't fight"Floyd Gibbons
This time Kirkwood released three of the high-explosive missiles.
Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S.Percy F. Westerman
The others were to close in toward each other, pushing a high-explosive barrage five miles ahead of them.
Armageddon--2419 A.D.Philip Francis Nowlan
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