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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Finally, in the spring of 2024, a recovery team found life support equipment, possible material evidence, aircraft wreckage, unexploded ordnance and possible osseous materials — bones — at a site in Quang Binh Province, Vietnam. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2025 Except this time William Campbell is Germany, and the burlesque show is unexploded ordnance. Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn. Jim Clash, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025 The debris is also laced with unexploded ordnance, toxic materials and human remains—complicating any attempt to restore normalcy. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 The nation is still dealing with unexploded munitions from the World Wars. Michael Holtz, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 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 7 Feb. 2025.

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