HyperDic: burster

English > 1 sense of the word burster:
NOUNartifactburster, charge, bursting charge, explosive chargea quantity of explosive to be set off at one time
English > burster: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA quantity of explosive to be set off at one time.
Synonymscharge, bursting charge, explosive charge
Narrowerrocket fuel, rocket propellant, rocket propellentAn explosive charge that propels a rocket
shotAn explosive charge used in blasting
underchargeAn insufficient charge
BroaderexplosiveA chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
Spanishcarga explosiva
Verbsburstburst outward, usually with noise

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