improvised explosive device

noun

1. a home-made explosive device designed to maim, harass, or kill IED

Example Sentences

The military refers to such a weapon as a “surgically implanted improvised explosive device,” or SIIED.

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The twelfth scenario is titled “Explosives Attack: Bombing Using Improvised Explosive Device.”

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Burning Man Jay Kirk, GQ On his first tour of duty in Afghanistan, Sam Brown was set on fire by an improvised explosive device.

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On Tuesday, according to Icasualties.org, an improvised explosive device killed Cpl. William J. Woitowicz in Afghanistan.

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