high explosive

/ˌˈhaɪ ɪkˌsploʊsɪv/

Other forms: high explosives

Definitions of high explosive

1. noun

   a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate
   antonyms:

   low explosive

   an explosive with a low rate of combustion

   types:

   bursting explosive, disrupting explosive

   a high explosive that is used to damage the target that is under attack

   type of:

   explosive

   a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck

   W.M.D., WMD, weapon of mass destruction

   a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)