unexploded

adjective

un·​ex·​plod·​ed ˌən-ik-ˈsplō-dəd How to pronounce unexploded (audio)
: not exploded
an unexploded bomb/shell
unexploded ammunition

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Among other issues, the board cited inadequate inventory of unexploded ordnance and insufficient inventory of ancient burials and associated artifacts. Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025 But staff have found unexploded grenades in the schoolyard. Sophie Neiman, Christian Science Monitor, 5 May 2025 The province is believed to have the highest number of unexploded mines in Vietnam. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 Apr. 2025 The rusty piece of ordnance turned out to be an unexploded World War II era practice bomb, a spokesperson for MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa told McClatchy News on June 16. Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for unexploded

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unexploded was circa 1889

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“Unexploded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexploded. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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