Synonyms for explosives


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ik-sploh-siv
Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈsploʊ sɪv

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Définition of explosives

Origin :
  • 1660s, "tending to explode," from Latin explos- (past participle stem of explodere; see explosion) + -ive. As a noun, from 1874. Related: Explosives.
  • noun something that blows up
Example sentences :
  • And, by the way, I am giving a lesson on explosives at my laboratory to-morrow.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • I then asked him who in Vienna knew most about explosives, and he gave me your address.
  • Extract from : « Jennie Baxter, Journalist » by Robert Barr
  • Explosives were his faith, his hope, his weapon, and his shield.
  • Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad
  • I should like to say a word with regard to raw material for explosives.
  • Extract from : « New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 » by Various
  • The air was full of dirt and dust thrown up by the explosives.
  • Extract from : « Fighting in France » by Ross Kay
  • How, if he had done it, he had contrived to get at the explosives, I could not fathom.
  • Extract from : « Tom, Dick and Harry » by Talbot Baines Reed
  • The use of explosives, especially dynamite, has been discussed.
  • Extract from : « The Johnstown Horror » by James Herbert Walker
  • They are removing explosives, explosives to be used in the work at Gatun.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone » by G. Harvey Ralphson
  • He must catch them with explosives in their hands under the shadow of the dam!
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone » by G. Harvey Ralphson
  • I am to empty out all my explosives, all my ammunition of anger and revenge.
  • Extract from : « My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year » by John Henry Jowett
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