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Definition of explosion
1 : the act or an instance of exploding injured in a laboratory explosion
2 : a large-scale, rapid, or spectacular expansion or bursting out or forth the explosion of suburbia an explosion of red hair
3 : the release of occluded breath that occurs in one kind of articulation of stop consonants
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Examples of explosion in a Sentence
The filmmakers staged the car's explosion.
The island was rocked by a series of volcanic explosions.
The region has experienced a population explosion.
His comments prompted an explosion of laughter from the crowd.
Recent Examples of explosion from the Web
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But imagine having to listen to even louder explosions once every ten seconds, for days or weeks on end.
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The explosion in low-cost, index-tracking E.T.F.s and soaring technology stocks is generating existential angst among portfolio managers working in traditional mutual fund companies.
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Marietta's @_Azeez_8 with some excellent explosion at the snap.
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As the food-stamp program expanded nationally, there was an explosion of EBT cards’ showing up in drug arrests.
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Although the Fukushima facility suffered three meltdowns, several explosions, the release of radioactive material from multiple reactors and the overheating of a pool used to store spent fuel, no one has died from the crisis.
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New York City police announced a $40,000 reward for information on the person responsible for a Central Park explosion last year that seriously injured a Virginia man.
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TV crews report from outside the Marriott Hotel where an explosion went off in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2003.
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Picture yourself whipping this baby out for a touch-up with the siwft click not unlike a Zippo lighter and cue Michael Bay-levels of slow-mo movie explosions.
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Origin and Etymology of explosion
Latin explosion-, explosio act of driving off by clapping, from explodere
EXPLOSION Defined for English Language Learners
explosion
playDefinition of explosion for English Language Learners
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: the sudden, loud, and violent release of energy that happens when something (such as a bomb) breaks apart in a way that sends parts flying outward
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: a sudden and very fast increase
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: a sudden expression of some strong emotion
EXPLOSION Defined for Kids
explosion
playDefinition of explosion for Students
1 : a sudden and noisy bursting (as of a bomb) : the act of exploding
2 : a sudden outburst of feeling
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