detonation

noun

det·o·na·tion ˌde-tᵊn-ˈā-shən

ˌde-tə-ˈnā-

Synonyms of detonation next

: the action or process of detonating

: rapid combustion in an internal combustion engine that results in knocking

Examples of detonation in a Sentence

there was a series of detonations around the base of the condemned building, causing it to come crashing down in a matter of minutes

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The pager attack — and a similar remote detonation of walkie-talkies the next day — was part of a dramatic escalation between Hezbollah and Israel that drove thousands of civilians from their homes on both sides of the conflict. —

Noah Bressner, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024 The Israeli military, which has been engaged in cross-border fighting with Hezbollah since the start of the Gaza war in October 2023, at first declined to respond to questions about the detonations. —

Reuters, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024 In the Tianjin port, an initial explosion of nitrocellulose led to a much bigger detonation of eight hundred pounds of ammonium nitrate. —

Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024 The South’s military fired warning shots south of the border on Tuesday in response to the North’s detonations on roads and railways. —

Reuters, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for detonation