explosion
noun
ex·plo·sion
ik-ˈsplō-zhən 
1
: the act or an instance of exploding
injured in a laboratory explosion
2
: a large-scale, rapid, or spectacular expansion or bursting out or forth
the explosion of suburbia
an explosion of red hair
3
: the release of occluded breath that occurs in one kind of articulation of stop consonants
Examples of explosion in a Sentence
The filmmakers staged the car's explosion.
The island was rocked by a series of volcanic explosions.
The region has experienced a population explosion.
His comments prompted an explosion of laughter from the crowd.
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Crew abandoned the vessel following multiple explosions onboard but all are safe and accounted for.
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
In addition to Tesla’s troubles, Musk’s social network X experienced several outages throughout the day on Monday, and his aerospace and defense company SpaceX is investigating two explosions in a row that occurred during test flights of its massive Starship rocket.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
Several rows of them sprint towards the fence outside of the Jackson settlement and are kept at bay by fiery explosions before Tommy is shown fearfully firing a large gun.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025
This failure compounds the challenges faced after January's Flight 7 explosion scattered debris over populated areas in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
—Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
In addition to Tesla’s troubles, Musk’s social network X experienced several outages throughout the day on Monday, and his aerospace and defense company SpaceX is investigating two explosions in a row that occurred during test flights of its massive Starship rocket.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
Several rows of them sprint towards the fence outside of the Jackson settlement and are kept at bay by fiery explosions before Tommy is shown fearfully firing a large gun.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025
This failure compounds the challenges faced after January's Flight 7 explosion scattered debris over populated areas in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
—Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Explosion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/explosion. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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explosion
noun
ex·plo·sion
ik-ˈsplō-zhən
1
: the act or an instance of exploding
2
: a violent outburst of feeling
Medical Definition
explosion
noun
ex·plo·sion
ik-ˈsplō-zhən
: the act or an instance of exploding
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