bursting_charge (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *bursting charge*:
NOUN	artifact	bursting charge, charge, burster, explosive charge	a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time

English > *bursting charge*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A quantity of explosive to be set off at one time.
Synonyms	charge, burster, explosive charge
Narrower	rocket fuel, rocket propellant, rocket propellent	An explosive charge that propels a rocket
	shot	An explosive charge used in blasting
	undercharge	An insufficient charge
Broader	explosive	A chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
Spanish	carga explosiva

HyperDic: bursting_charge