improvised explosive device

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Reid lost both his legs and his right arm in 2009 from having stepped on an improvised explosive device in Helmand province, a Taliban stronghold which saw some of the conflict’s fiercest fighting.

From The Wall Street Journal

Israeli forces arrested dozens, destroyed explosive-manufacturing facilities and discovered dozens of improvised explosive devices, the Israeli military statement said.

From Los Angeles Times

This is in addition to the complicated and challenging tasks of disposing of unexploded ordnance and disabling improvised explosive devices.

From Scientific American

The BBC's Middle East correspondent Anna Foster visited the camp, where she heard stories of Israeli armoured bulldozers reportedly ploughing through parked cars in search of improvised explosive devices.

From BBC

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