high explosive
noun
: an explosive (such as TNT) that generates gas with extreme rapidity and has a shattering effect
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American defense technology company Anduril has rolled out its Copperhead-M – an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) that provides uncrewed subs with the punch of a smart torpedo carrying up to 500 lb (227 kg) of high explosives.
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New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2025
That box had high explosive, precursor chemicals and electric matches.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Mar. 2024
According to court documents, investigators found the remains of a pipe bomb near Garner's truck as well as a homemade high explosive, circuit board/timers, electric matches and other items, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney's office for the Western District of Texas.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Mar. 2024
The video, geolocated and distributed by Reuters, was consistent with 200 to 240 tons of high explosives detonating, George William Herbert, who teaches at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey in California, told the news agency.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2024
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New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2025
That box had high explosive, precursor chemicals and electric matches.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Mar. 2024
According to court documents, investigators found the remains of a pipe bomb near Garner's truck as well as a homemade high explosive, circuit board/timers, electric matches and other items, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney's office for the Western District of Texas.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Mar. 2024
The video, geolocated and distributed by Reuters, was consistent with 200 to 240 tons of high explosives detonating, George William Herbert, who teaches at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey in California, told the news agency.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2024
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“High explosive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20explosive. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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