IED
Americanabbreviation
Example Sentences
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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
So much so that when a character in Ritchie’s new war film set in the country, the affectingly emotional “The Covenant,” mentions an IED, the words “improvised explosive device” helpfully pop up on screen.
From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2023
He ended up serving three tours of the country, despite being seriously injured by an IED in the city of Basra in 2004.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2023
Lang lost his legs in 2011 after an IED went off, and spent nine months recovering at the Walter Reed Military Medical Center in Washington D.C.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2021
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