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thermobaric weapon

thermobaric weapon noun: a weapon of a class of bombs, which causes a large explosion, with effects similar to a nuclear blast, by having an explosion, flash of heat, shockwave, producing a vacuum, and vacuum collapse pressure wave. Typically produced by aerosolizing a fuel throughout the air, and setting it alight, producing a detonation, that consumes all the oxygen in the region.

Noun

thermobaric weapon (plural thermobaric weapons)

  1. A weapon of a class of bombs, which causes a large explosion, with effects similar to a nuclear blast, by having an explosion, flash of heat, shockwave, producing a vacuum, and vacuum collapse pressure wave. Typically produced by aerosolizing a fuel throughout the air, and setting it alight, producing a detonation, that consumes all the oxygen in the region.
    Synonyms:
    aerosol bomb, FAE, fuel-air explosive, poor-man's nuke, vacuum bomb

Synonyms of thermobaric weapon

Forms of thermobaric weapon

pluralthermobaric weapons

Origin of thermobaric weapon

From being a weapon which produces heat (“thermo-”) and pressure (“baric”).

Questions about thermobaric weapon

What does thermobaric weapon mean?
Thermobaric weapon means a weapon of a class of bombs, which causes a large explosion, with effects similar to a nuclear blast, by having an explosion, flash of heat, shockwave, producing a vacuum, and vacuum collapse pressure wave. Typically produced by aerosolizing a fuel throughout the air, and setting it alight, producing a detonation, that consumes all the oxygen in the region.
What part of speech is thermobaric weapon?
Thermobaric weapon is a noun.
What is the plural of thermobaric weapon?
The plural of thermobaric weapon is thermobaric weapons.

Words near thermobaric weapon in the dictionary

  1. thermobalance
  2. thermobalances
  3. thermoballing
  4. thermoballistic
  5. thermobaric
  6. thermobaric weapon
  7. thermobaric weapons
  8. thermobarics
  9. thermobarograph
  10. thermobarographs
  11. thermobarometer

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