| NOUN | artifact | FAE, fuel-air explosive | a device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges |
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| Sounds | fay' | |
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| Rhymes | acidify ... vilify: 78 rhymes with fay... | |
| Meaning | A device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges; the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen; the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is below. | |
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| Synonym | fuel-air explosive | |
| Narrower | thermobaric bomb, fuel-air bomb, vacuum bomb, volume-detonation bomb, aerosol bomb | A bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive |
| Broader | explosive device | device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy |
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