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Synonyms for detonator


Grammar : Noun
Spell : det-n-ey-ter
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛt nˌeɪ tər

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Définition of detonator

Origin :
  • 1822, agent noun in Latin form from detonate. For suffix, see -er (1).
  • As in spark plug : noun device that ignites fuel in engine
  • As in explosive : noun something that blows up
Example sentences :
  • The pressing of this ball actuates a detonator inside the flask I carry in my pocket.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • But this is only a single barrel, and an old-fashioned sort of detonator.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • It was to destroy itself; the Solarite would merely be the detonator to set it off!
  • Extract from : « The Black Star Passes » by John W Campbell
  • The instant he brought the wires in contact, the detonator went off.
  • Extract from : « Dynamite Stories » by Hudson Maxim
  • This ignition fired a detonator, which in turn fired the dynamite.
  • Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Volume VII, Issue 38, February 1894 » by Various
  • Then we can park the jeep off the road next to the detonator.
  • Extract from : « The Flaming Mountain » by Harold Leland Goodwin
  • I have no control over the detonator, for it is not a suicide device.
  • Extract from : « Check and Checkmate » by Walter Miller
  • Jim fitted a detonator to a length of fuse, and stuck it in the cartridge.
  • Extract from : « The Sea and the Jungle » by H. M. Tomlinson
  • The mere cranking-up of the engine, it appeared, exploded the detonator.
  • Extract from : « The Day of Wrath » by Louis Tracy
  • The 'detonator' to produce the shock is set into the explosive.
  • Extract from : « The New Gresham Encyclopedia » by Various
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