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improvised explosive device
improvised explosive device n (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a home-made explosive device designed to maim, harass, or kill. Abbreviation: IED improvised explosive deviceA device placed or fabricated in an improvised manner incorporating destuctive, lethal, noxious, pyrotechnic, or incendiary chemicals and designed to destroy, incapacitate, harass, or distract. It may incorporate military stores, but is normally devised from nonmilitary components. Also called IED.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | improvised explosive device - an explosive device that is improvisedI.E.D., IEDexplosive device - device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energygasoline bomb, Molotov cocktail, petrol bomb - a crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick |
EncyclopediaSeedeviceimprovised explosive device
Improvised Explosive Device. A homemade bomb deployed during unconventional military actions (usually by insurgents) which is constructed from parts repurposed from conventional military explosives—e.g., an artillery round with an attached detonaterimprovised explosive device Abbreviation: IED
Military jargon for a homemade bomb or land mine used in unconventional warfare.See also: deviceSee IED
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Synonyms for improvised explosive devicenoun an explosive device that is improvisedSynonymsRelated Words- explosive device
- gasoline bomb
- Molotov cocktail
- petrol bomb
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