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Explosion Loud Bomb Sudden Carried Controlled People Injured

Word explosion
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ɪkˈspləʊʒn / NAmE / ɪkˈsploʊʒn /
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  • a bomb/nuclear/gas explosion
  • there were two loud explosions and then the building burst into flames.
  • bomb squad officers carried out a controlled explosion of the device.
  • 300 people were injured in the explosion.
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explosion

(noun)BrE / ɪkˈspləʊʒn / NAmE / ɪkˈsploʊʒn /
  1. the sudden violent bursting and loud noise of something such as a bomb exploding; the act of deliberately causing something to explode
    • a bomb/nuclear/gas explosion
    • There were two loud explosions and then the building burst into flames.
    • Bomb Squad officers carried out a controlled explosion of the device.
    • 300 people were injured in the explosion.
  2. a large, sudden or rapid increase in the amount or number of something
    • a population explosion
    • an explosion of interest in learning Japanese
    • an explosion in oil prices
  3. a sudden, violent expression of emotion, especially anger
    • synonym outburst
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/outburst
    • Do you know what brought on that explosion?
    • Demonstrators clashed with riot police in an explosion of anger at live animal exports.

    Extra Examples

    • 3 people were injured in the explosion.
    • A huge explosion rocked the entire building.
    • A loud explosion echoed around the valley.
    • A massive explosion erupted behind him.
    • A massive explosion ripped through the chemical works.
    • An explosion blew out the front windows.
    • Bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion on the suspect package.
    • How can we keep up with the information explosion?
    • I believe we will see an explosion in lawsuits of this kind.
    • If no action is taken, the country runs the risk of a social explosion.
    • In the 1860s a veritable explosion of major scientific publications took place.
    • The build-up of gas caused a small explosion.
    • The explosion came 20 minutes after a coded warning to the police.
    • The explosion caused major structural damage.
    • The explosion occurred just after midday.
    • The explosion shook nearby homes.
    • The floor shook with a distant explosion.
    • The shock waves of this political explosion engulfed the whole of Europe.
    • There was a muffled explosion somewhere on their right.
    • a great explosion of creativity
    • a nuclear test explosion
    • a sudden explosion in the number of students
    • a sudden explosion of anger
    • The explosion sent a large cloud of smoke and dust into the air.
    • The world changed with the explosion of the first atomic bomb.

    Word Origin

    • early 17th cent.: from Latin explosio(n-) ‘scornful rejection’, from the verb explodere ‘drive out by clapping, hiss off the stage’, from ex- ‘out’ + plaudere ‘to clap’.
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