“a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb”
- Synonyms:
- aerosol bomb, fuel-air bomb, vacuum bomb, volume-detonation bomb
- Type of:
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bomb
an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
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FAE, fuel-air explosive
a device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges; the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen; the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is below
