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fuel-air explosive
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | fuel-air explosive - a device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges; the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen; the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is belowFAEexplosive device - device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energyaerosol bomb, fuel-air bomb, thermobaric bomb, vacuum bomb, volume-detonation bomb - a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive; "a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb" |
fuel-air explosive
fuel-air explosiveSpecial fuels that are sprayed into the atmosphere and catch fire on coming into contact with oxygen in air. Their blast effect is much greater than conventional explosives. Besides blast and fire-related causalities, most injuries occur from the sudden oxygen starvation.See FAE
See FAXfuel-air explosive
Synonyms for fuel-air explosivenoun a device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive chargesSynonymsRelated Words- explosive device
- aerosol bomb
- fuel-air bomb
- thermobaric bomb
- vacuum bomb
- volume-detonation bomb
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