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IED

American  
  1. improvised explosive device: a homemade or makeshift bomb.

    car bombs and other IEDs.


IED British  

abbreviation

  1. improvised explosive device

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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David Heathcote, an intelligence manager with security analysts McKenzie Intelligence, also suggested that the device appeared to be an IED.

From BBC Dec. 17, 2024

In 2007 I lost both my legs above the knee in an IED explosion in Iraq.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 9, 2023

Avila had lost a leg in an IED attack while serving in Afghanistan in 2011 and suffered two strokes, two heart attacks and brain damage as a result of his injuries.

From Salon Sep. 21, 2023

The former Palestine Hotel, Ferdous Square, the Green Zone, the airport road pockmarked by IED and machine-gun attacks have been landscaped or covered in fresh stucco and paint.

From Seattle Times Mar. 16, 2023

Among them was Israel Del Toro, who was severely wounded by an IED attack while serving in Afghanistan, and who said before the show that comedy, like Stewart’s, “helps healing.”

From Washington Post Apr. 25, 2022

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