plastic explosive
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of plastic explosive
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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“Smiles and laughter followed when I produced the marzipan, made in Denmark. It wasn’t a plastic explosive after all, and Dan celebrated his birthday with the cake of his dreams that year.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 26, 2021
The cantilever is coated on one side with a chemical that specifically binds a target molecule--say, a cancer-related protein or a plastic explosive.
From Time Magazine Archive
The report blamed Pan Am's "seriously flawed" security system for loading an apparently unaccompanied suitcase containing a plastic explosive into the cargo hold of the New York-bound Boeing 747.
From Time Magazine Archive
Allied with Libya, Abu Nidal would presumably have access to Muammar Gaddafi's ample supply of Semtex, a plastic explosive made in Czechoslovakia.
From Time Magazine Archive
In both cases party membership in the provinces was more like plastic explosive.
From Time Magazine Archive
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