detonate
verb (used without object)
to explode with suddenness and violence.
will detonate
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future tenseof detonate.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Modern tanks are covered with reactive armor, which in some cases is packed with small amounts of explosives that will detonate an incoming warhead.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2022
Saturday, the unit will detonate the ordnance in place.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 24, 2020
It’s a scenario straight out of Hollywood: A Russian pilot ejects from a hijacked F-4 Phantom and leaves behind an improvised nuclear device that will detonate in 90 minutes.
From Washington Times ● May 16, 2019
In contrast, the U.S. will detonate only about 35 explosions, none of which is expected to be more power-fill than 15 megatons.
From Time Magazine Archive
But, if it first comes within fifty kilometers of some other mass—like this asteroid or one of the companion rocks—it will detonate.
From Industrial Revolution by Poul William Anderson
