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explosion-proof

explosion-proof adjective: designed and constructed to withstand or minimize damage from an internal or external explosion.

Adjective

explosion-proof (not comparable)

  1. Designed and constructed to withstand or minimize damage from an internal or external explosion.

Forms of explosion-proof

alternative formexplosionproof

Origin of explosion-proof

From explosion + -proof.

Questions about explosion-proof

What does explosion-proof mean?
Explosion-proof means designed and constructed to withstand or minimize damage from an internal or external explosion.
What part of speech is explosion-proof?
Explosion-proof is an adjective.

Words near explosion-proof in the dictionary

  1. explosion
  2. explosion ship
  3. explosion ships
  4. explosion shot
  5. explosion shots
  6. explosion-proof
  7. explosionlike
  8. explosionproof
  9. explosions
  10. explosiony
  11. explosive

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