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airburst

airburst noun: the explosion of a bomb (or similar weapon) or meteoroid in the air rather than on the ground.

Noun

airburst (plural airbursts)

  1. The explosion of a bomb (or similar weapon) or meteoroid in the air rather than on the ground.

Verb

airburst (third-person singular simple present airbursts, present participle airbursting, simple past and past participle airbursted or airburst)

  1. To explode in this manner.

Forms of airburst

Noun
pluralairbursts
alternative formair burst
alternative formair-burst
Verb
third-person singular presentairbursts
present participleairbursting
past participleairbursted
pastairbursted
past participleairburst
pastairburst

Origin of airburst

From air + burst.

Words formed from airburst

Questions about airburst

What does airburst mean?
Airburst means the explosion of a bomb (or similar weapon) or meteoroid in the air rather than on the ground.
What part of speech is airburst?
Airburst can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of airburst?
The plural of airburst is airbursts.

Words near airburst in the dictionary

  1. airbrusher
  2. airbrushers
  3. airbrushes
  4. airbrushing
  5. airbrushings
  6. airburst
  7. airbursted
  8. airbursting
  9. airbursts
  10. airbus
  11. airbuses

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