high explosive
noun
: an explosive (such as TNT) that generates gas with extreme rapidity and has a shattering effect
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Working with Dstl and the Army’s 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search), the objective is to explore new technologies to find ways to speed up and make safe the arduous task of dealing with high explosives.
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David Szondy
april 11, New Atlas, 11 Apr. 2026
And Israel, while boasting of inflicting heavy damage on Iran’s missile program and other military targets, continues to be targeted by increasingly sophisticated Iranian missiles that send a buckshot-like bouquet of high explosives raining down on its cities.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 11 Mar. 2026
The warheads were each propelled by 1,000 pounds of high explosives.
—Nicole Young, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2025
Other high explosives that might normally serve as viable alternatives to TNT, like RDX, are also in short supply.
—Macklin Fishman, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
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David Szondy
april 11, New Atlas, 11 Apr. 2026
And Israel, while boasting of inflicting heavy damage on Iran’s missile program and other military targets, continues to be targeted by increasingly sophisticated Iranian missiles that send a buckshot-like bouquet of high explosives raining down on its cities.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 11 Mar. 2026
The warheads were each propelled by 1,000 pounds of high explosives.
—Nicole Young, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2025
Other high explosives that might normally serve as viable alternatives to TNT, like RDX, are also in short supply.
—Macklin Fishman, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
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“High explosive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20explosive. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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