high explosive
noun
: an explosive (such as TNT) that generates gas with extreme rapidity and has a shattering effect
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Other high explosives that might normally serve as viable alternatives to TNT, like RDX, are also in short supply.
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Macklin Fishman, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
However, how the robot coyotes will take on robot roadrunners has yet to be determined, since that will require advanced capabilities to use catapults, giant magnets, rocket packs, high explosives, and painting realistic tunnels on rock faces.
—New Atlas, 9 July 2025
Iran could then package that material with high explosives, giving it a rudimentary bomb for testing purposes at the least.
—Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 26 June 2025
The 90% figure is no magic number but more a metric of high explosive probability and efficiency.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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Macklin Fishman, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
However, how the robot coyotes will take on robot roadrunners has yet to be determined, since that will require advanced capabilities to use catapults, giant magnets, rocket packs, high explosives, and painting realistic tunnels on rock faces.
—New Atlas, 9 July 2025
Iran could then package that material with high explosives, giving it a rudimentary bomb for testing purposes at the least.
—Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 26 June 2025
The 90% figure is no magic number but more a metric of high explosive probability and efficiency.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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“High explosive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20explosive. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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