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Explosion meaning

  1. A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical); an act or instance of exploding.
  2. The sound of an explosion.
  3. A sudden, uncontrolled or rapid increase, expansion, or bursting out.

Synonyms of Explosion

blowup ebullition outburst gush effusion tone ending release plosion noise increase change of integrity burst discharge detonation golf stroke

Using Explosion

  • The main meaning on this page is: A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical); an act or instance of exploding. | The sound of an explosion. | A sudden, uncontrolled or rapid increase, expansion, or bursting out.
  • Useful related words include: blowup, ebullition, outburst, gush.
  • In the example corpus, explosion often appears in combinations such as: the explosion, an explosion, explosion in.

Example sentences (20)

Abubakar said, “the explosion is not connected to the security challenges bedevilling the area, but as a result of an explosion from a cylinder in the shop of the local welder in the area leading to the death of four persons.

After an explosion, a bunch of gas and dust were blown off the comet and brightened it by around 100 times taking it from a magnitude 17 to magnitude 12. The explosion caused the coma to take the shape of horns, or a horseshoe.

Crews from the Council Bluffs Fire Department and Black Hills Energy, which supplies natural gas in Council Bluffs, responded to the explosion, but authorities say it appears the man who died was working in the garage and the explosion was an accident.

A survivor of the explosion which occurred in Ibadan, on Tuesday, Mr Abiola AbduIsalam, said he jumped from a storey building on Dejo Oyelese Street, Adeyi Avenue, Ibadan, where the explosion happened, to save his life.

Boyko said it’s difficult at this time to identify if the explosion caused the fire or if the fire caused the explosion.

Governor Seyi Makinde, who visited the scene of the explosion confirmed that illegal miners who stored explosive devices in their houses were responsible for the explosion.

Speaking of that ship explosion, in "Predator 2," Special Agent Peter Keyes (Gary Busey) describes the explosion from "Predator" as destroying an area of rainforest equivalent to 300 city blocks; a blast radius of something on the order of 1,000 meters.

The governor also said he has directed that the medical bills of all victims of the explosion be covered by the government, with temporary accommodation provided for those whose houses were affected by the explosion.

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They say emergency workers were conducting wellness checks on residents following a propane tank explosion early Sunday, when they say the man’s body, unrelated to the explosion, was found in a tent.

This latest explosion is coming a month after a similar tanker explosion occurred along the Eleme axis of the same East-West Road which claimed four lives and destroyed over 60 vehicles.

Linda Uche, a resident, told The Associated Press the sound of the explosion and the extent of the damage was far more serious than a usual oil pipeline explosion, which happens not infrequently.

The explosion killed many sailors outright, while those located away from the explosion were knocked off their feet.

You may not know it, but the explosion of single-use coffee pods is also causing an explosion of pods adding more plastic to the world's landfills.

After the explosion, the president said: “The United States is learning much from the failed missile explosion in Russia.

It's amazing how often, when there's an explosion like that, the police immediately start calling it a meth lab explosion, and then a week later Page 43 of the local newspaper reports that no, it was a gas leak.

One local resident, who did not want to be named, said: “People heard an explosion, they were wondering what had happened and thought it must have been a controlled explosion at the local quarry.

The coordinated attack first started at the I&M Bank, followed by an explosion that targeted three vehicles in the parking lot, trailed by a suicide explosion in the foyer of Dusit hotel where a number of guests suffered injuries.

The explosion occurred at 6am local time and clashes occurred between foreign troops and attackers close to Bagram airbase after the explosion, Tolo News reported quoting a spokesman for the provincial governor, Wahida Shahkar.

Mohamed told Mareeg online that blood and body parts had littered on the ground, shortly after the explosion, adding that several cars and motorbikes had been burned in the bomb explosion.

For example, if a person hears an explosion and sees a tree fall down that person is likely to infer that the explosion caused the tree to fall over.

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Common combinations with explosion

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • the explosion 73×
  • an explosion 62×
  • explosion in 21×
  • explosion of 19×
  • explosion at 17×
  • explosion and 13×
  • explosion that
  • explosion is
  • explosion occurred
  • explosion was

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "explosion" in a sentence?
An example: "Abubakar said, “the explosion is not connected to the security challenges bedevilling the area, but as a result of an explosion from a cylinder in the shop of the local welder in the area leading to the death of four persons." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "explosion" from authentic English texts.
What does "explosion" mean?
Explosion means: A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical); an act or instance of exploding.
What are synonyms of "explosion"?
Common synonyms of "explosion" include: blowup, ebullition, outburst, gush, effusion, tone ending, release, plosion. Plus 7 more synonyms.
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