high explosive
noun
: an explosive (such as TNT) that generates gas with extreme rapidity and has a shattering effect
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The video, geolocated and distributed by Reuters, was consistent with 200 to 240 tons of high explosives detonating, George William Herbert, who teaches at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey in California, told the news agency.
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Alexander Smith, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2024
In the 1950s, the Soviets began planting high explosives and arms across Western Europe.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 9 Aug. 2024
Up to 50,000 high explosive mortar cartridges at $61.1 million.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
Congress was notified of the impending sale, which includes more than 50 F-15 fighter jets, Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles, or AMRAAMs, 120-millimeter tank ammunition and high explosive mortars and tactical vehicles.
—Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
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Alexander Smith, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2024
In the 1950s, the Soviets began planting high explosives and arms across Western Europe.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 9 Aug. 2024
Up to 50,000 high explosive mortar cartridges at $61.1 million.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
Congress was notified of the impending sale, which includes more than 50 F-15 fighter jets, Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles, or AMRAAMs, 120-millimeter tank ammunition and high explosive mortars and tactical vehicles.
—Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
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“High explosive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20explosive. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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