A type of shaped charge with a shallow depression instead of a deep cone on the attacking face, allowing the metal plate to be explosively formed into a high velocity projectile that can penetrate armour at stand-off distances, greater than that of the hypervelocity plasma from the deeply coned form of shaped charge munitions.

(firefighting) An explosion of flue gases accumulated inside a burning building.

The explosion of a small explosive charge, either to destroy a suspect package or unexploded ordinance, or to gain access to a locked enclosure that may be booby-trapped.

Designed and constructed to withstand or minimize damage from an internal or external explosion.

plural of smoke explosion

(physics) the effect of a molecule moving at high speed striking a solid; binding electrons being torn off, and the resulting charged constituents separating due to Coulomb repulsion

plural of Cambrian explosion.

plural of Cambrian explosion.

plural of explosion shot

(golf) A powerful stroke that blasts the ball out of a bunker.