Definition of unexploded
: not exploded
- an unexploded bomb/shell
- unexploded ammunition
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Around Marawi, volunteers for the Swiss Foundation for Mine Action distributed leaflets to returning evacuees warning them of unexploded ordnance.
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Anita Ward works at Austin Med Spa and says that police and federal agents told her that her daughter, who also works there, was meant to be the recipient of the unexploded package.
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Then on Tuesday a package addressed to Austin exploded at a FedEx distribution center in Schertz, Texas, and the first unexploded package bomb was discovered at a FedEx facility near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
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An unexploded device could provide investigators with a trove of evidence.
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Two more incidents took place Tuesday: A bomb detonated inside a FedEx facility near San Antonio and a sixth unexploded device was found at another FedEx facility, this time near Austin’s airport.
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The discovery of a second, unexploded package led to the identification of Conditt – and security video of the bomber, in a blond wig, dropping off packages for delivery.
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And now, the 'Austin Statesman' is also reporting that authorities may have found a second unexploded bomb at the very same Goodwill.
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Yet Kennedy said investigators may benefit from the recovery of one unexploded device that could provide a multitude of clues — from its specific engineering to the type of components used in its construction.
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First Known Use of unexploded
circa 1889
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