breaching charge

Door-blasting bomb device

A breaching charge is an explosive device designed to blast through doors, walls, or other barriers, used primarily by military and law enforcement teams to force rapid entry into buildings or fortified positions.

The charge is shaped and sized to destroy the obstacle without excessive collateral damage: The SWAT team placed a breaching charge on the reinforced door.

Related
  • explosiveProne to sudden detonation
  • detonatorExplosive initiation device
  • C4Moldable military explosive
  • blastSudden forceful burst
  • doorHinged room barrier

entry · demolition · fuse · tactical · SWAT · no-knock raid · raid · flashbang · stack · room clearing · military · plastique · timer · shaped · kick · ram · dynamic entry · concussion

Opposites
purpose/function

breaching chargebarricade

Obstacle blocking a path

fortification · reinforcement · defensive barrier · blast door · security door

action toward structures

breaching chargeconstruction materials

Substances used to build

building supplies · mortar · concrete · welding equipment · repair kit

Family

breach, breached, breaches, breaching, charge, charged, charges, charging, charger

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Rated PG-13