HyperDic: improvised_explosive_device

English > 1 sense of the expression improvised explosive device:
NOUNartifactimprovised explosive device, I.E.D., IEDan explosive device that is improvised
English > improvised explosive device: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningAn explosive device that is improvised.
SynonymsI.E.D., IED
NarrowerMolotov cocktail, petrol bomb, gasoline bombA crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid / liquid and fitted with a rag wick
Broaderexplosive devicedevice that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy
Spanishbomba caminera, IED

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