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单词 airburst
释义

airburst

noun

air·​burst ˈer-ˌbərst How to pronounce airburst (audio)
variants or air burst
: the burst of a shell or bomb in the air

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Frame-by-frame inspection suggests the weapon detonates before impact, creating an airburst which is more effective against personnel. David Hambling, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 Only within the last two years have corroborating documents been found that point to the 1888 death of a man via a meteoritic airburst, Brennecka writes. Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022 Past research has also suggested war or climate change may have cause the dissipation of Hopewell society, though the civilization may have eventually collapsed due to several causes, including a cosmic airburst. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2022 This type of cosmic event is called an airburst because a comet or meteorite explodes high in the Earth's atmosphere, instead of striking the surface. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2022 The airburst took place over what is modern-day iraq but the actual meteorite has yet to be located and verified, Brennecka writes. Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022 Tall el-Hammam may have been destroyed by a massive cosmic airburst and may have been the biblical Sodom. Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022 There are many smaller as-yet-undetected threats that exist, as the Chelyabinsk airburst showed so clearly in 2013. Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2021 For Kennett, further proof of the airburst was found by conducting many different kinds of analyses on soil and sediments from the critical layer. David Bressan, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

airburst

noun

as in boom

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • boom
  • detonation
  • groundburst
  • pop
  • firing
  • blowout
  • shooting
  • bang
  • explosion
  • eruption
  • bursting
  • burst
  • blast
  • flare-up
  • outburst
  • discharge
  • blowup

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • implosion
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