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improvised explosive device

improvised explosive device noun: an unconventional or amateur explosive weapon made from nonmilitary components, especially one used by guerrillas, commandos or terrorists.

Noun

improvised explosive device (plural improvised explosive devices)

  1. An unconventional or amateur explosive weapon made from nonmilitary components, especially one used by guerrillas, commandos or terrorists.

improvised explosive device meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

improvised explosive device in Tamil

கைவினை வெடிகுண்டு

improvised explosive device in Vietnamese

explosive weapon — see also IED
thiết bị nổ tự chế

Forms of improvised explosive device

pluralimprovised explosive devices
alternative formIED

Origin of improvised explosive device

As a descriptive term, appearing in the early 20th century. In the narrower sense describing weapons of irregulars and terrorists, popularized in the British Army during the Troubles and in the US during the Iraq War.

Questions about improvised explosive device

What does improvised explosive device mean?
Improvised explosive device means an unconventional or amateur explosive weapon made from nonmilitary components, especially one used by guerrillas, commandos or terrorists.
What is improvised explosive device in Tamil?
Improvised explosive device in Tamil is கைவினை வெடிகுண்டு. See Improvised explosive device meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is improvised explosive device?
Improvised explosive device is a noun.
What is the plural of improvised explosive device?
The plural of improvised explosive device is improvised explosive devices.

Words near improvised explosive device in the dictionary

  1. improvisatrices
  2. improvisatrici
  3. improvisatrix
  4. improvise
  5. improvised
  6. improvised explosive device
  7. improvised explosive devices
  8. improvisedly
  9. improviser
  10. improvisers
  11. improvises

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Adapted from Wiktionary: improvised explosive device (page history and authors); improvised explosive device (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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