an explosion of a bomb, artillery shell, etc. in the air
airburst in American English
(ˈɛərˌbɜːrst)
noun
the explosion of a bomb or shell in midair
Word origin
[1915–20; air1 + burst]This word is first recorded in the period 1915–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: GI, camouflage, markup, soviet, stockpile
Examples of 'airburst' in a sentence
airburst
Its airburst destroyed the communications array but not the building.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You can't survive an airburst by ducking under a dashboard.