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detonator

/ˈdɛt.ə.neɪ.tə(ɹ)/

detonator noun: a device used to detonate an explosive device etc.

detonator: a device used to detonate an explosive device etc
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Noun

detonator (plural detonators)

  1. A device used to detonate an explosive device etc.
    Synonyms:
    fuze, fuse
  2. (UK) A small explosive device attached to the railhead to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it.
    • Warning messages were relayed to the signalmen at Slough East and Dolphin Junction boxes with such celerity that the up main signals were replaced to danger in front of the express before it finally stopped. The signalman at Dolphin Junction just had time to replace the down main signals and pull...1960 March, “Talking of Trains: The Slough Derailment”, in Trains Illustrated, page 132
    Synonyms:
    torpedo
  3. (archaic) Any explosive whose action is practically instantaneous.
  4. (obsolete) A gun fired by a percussion cap.

detonator meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Tagalog

detonator in Hindi

device used to detonate an explosive device
विस्फोटक visphoṭak

detonator in Tamil

வெடி பொருள், வெடிப்புப் பொருள், தூண்டு வெடி, வெடிதூண்டி

detonator in Tagalog

device used to detonate an explosive device
pandiklap

Synonyms of detonator

Forms of detonator

pluraldetonators

Plural of detonator: detonators

Origin of detonator

From detonate + -or.

Words formed from detonator

Questions about detonator

What does detonator mean?
Detonator means a device used to detonate an explosive device etc.
What is detonator in Hindi?
Detonator in Hindi is विस्फोटक (visphoṭak). See Detonator meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is detonator?
Detonator is a noun.
How do you pronounce detonator?
Detonator is pronounced /ˈdɛt.ə.neɪ.tə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of detonator?
The plural of detonator is detonators.

Words near detonator in the dictionary

  1. detonation
  2. detonation cord
  3. detonation cords
  4. detonations
  5. detonative
  6. detonator
  7. detonators
  8. detonization
  9. detonizations
  10. detonize
  11. detonized

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Adapted from Wiktionary: detonator (page history and authors); detonator (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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