bomb blast
Sudden violent explosion
A bomb blast is the explosive force and shockwave produced when a bomb detonates.
The term emphasizes the destructive power radiating outward from the explosion: The bomb blast shattered windows three blocks away.
News reports use it to describe terrorist attacks and wartime destruction: Twelve people were killed in the bomb blast.
- explosionViolent burst of energy
- detonationExplosive ignition event
- shrapnelScattered explosion fragments
- rubbleBroken building fragments
- debrisScattered broken fragments
crater · ground zero · fireball · shockwave · shock and awe · destruction · devastation · collateral damage · smoke · flames · wreckage · casualties · terror · dynamite · fuse · detonate · explosive · thunderous
- Explosionsexplosion, detonation, boom, bang, burst
- destructiondestruction, destroying, demolishing, devastation, ruination
- combat soundsbang, boom, clang, clash, crack
- shock wavesshock wave, shock waves, pressure wave, sonic boom, Mach number
bomb blastconstruction
Process of building something
building · creation · groundbreaking ceremony · ribbon cutting · restoration
bomb blastpeace
Freedom from disturbance
tranquility · calm · silence · stillness · serenity
bomb blastnatural disaster
Catastrophic environmental event
earthquake · hurricane · volcanic eruption · tsunami · act of God
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