thermobaric

adjective

ther·mo·bar·ic ˌthər-mə-ˈbär-ik

-ˈber-ik,

-ˈba-rik

of a weapon

: containing a charge of fuel designed to ignite and combine with oxygen present in the atmosphere to produce a prolonged explosion

Rather than fight their way into such caverns, U.S. forces have preferred to drop specialized … weapons, including thermobaric bombs that emit clouds of powdered fuel and ignite them, sending waves of heat and pressure through caverns and depleting the oxygen inside.—

Peter Baker and Pamela Constable

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But the shop turned out other payloads, including thermobaric bombs, high-explosive charges for flying into bunkers and anti-personnel charges, some of which resembled the improvisations of nonstate actors. —

C.j. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024 Moscow added thermobaric warheads to the kamikaze drones, which were also equipped with Russian Kometa navigation units and Chinese control boards. —

Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024 Kirillov helped develop a thermobaric rocket launcher, the TOS-2, according to a biography published by RIA Novosti. —

Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 18 Dec. 2024 FPVs with thermobaric warheads blast Russian bunkers and trenches; flamethrowing FPV ‘dragon drones’ burn up tree lines and defensive positions. —

David Hambling, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for thermobaric