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detonators

detonators is the plural of detonator.

Meaning of detonator

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.

Phrases with detonators

Questions about detonators

What is detonators the plural of?
Detonators is the plural of detonator.

Words near detonators in the dictionary

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

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