HyperDic: high_explosive

English > 1 sense of the expression high explosive:
NOUNsubstancehigh explosivea powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate
English > high explosive: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate.
Narrowerdisrupting explosive, bursting explosiveA high explosive that is used to damage the target that is under attack
BroaderexplosiveA chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
weapon of mass destruction, WMD, W.M.D.A weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)
Oppositelow explosiveAn explosive with a low rate of combustion

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