controlled explosion
Deliberate, calculated blast
A controlled explosion is a deliberate detonation carried out under planned conditions, typically by bomb disposal teams neutralizing suspicious packages or demolition crews bringing down structures.
The term distinguishes intentional blasts from accidental ones: Police carried out a controlled explosion on the unattended bag.
The phrase sometimes appears ironically for situations that were supposed to be controlled but weren't.
Violent collapse inward
- razingComplete structural demolition
- wreckingDestroying completely
- tower collapseTall structure falling down
- debris fieldArea of scattered remnants
rubble · urban renewal · safety perimeter · evacuation zone · countdown
Breaking through something
- EODWorkday cutoff acronym
- ordnance disposalNeutralizing unexploded military explosives
- sapperMilitary construction soldier
- C4Moldable military explosive
shaped charge · bomb disposal · countermine · demolition charge
Propagating pressure disturbance
- overpressurePressure exceeding ambient levels
- structural analysisCalculating forces in structures
- airblastForceful gust of compressed gas
- tampingCompacting by repeated pressure
Coordinated explosive aerial entertainment
- special effectsArtificial cinematic illusions
- flash potStage pyrotechnic device
implosion
Violent collapse inward
- razingComplete structural demolition
- wreckingDestroying completely
- tower collapseTall structure falling down
debris field · rubble · urban renewal · safety perimeter · evacuation zone · countdown
breaching
Breaking through something
- EODWorkday cutoff acronym
- ordnance disposalNeutralizing unexploded military explosives
- sapperMilitary construction soldier
C4 · shaped charge · bomb disposal · countermine · demolition charge
shockwave
Propagating pressure disturbance
- overpressurePressure exceeding ambient levels
- structural analysisCalculating forces in structures
- airblastForceful gust of compressed gas
blasting
Explosive material removal
- open-pit miningSurface excavation for minerals
fireworks display
Coordinated explosive aerial entertainment
- special effectsArtificial cinematic illusions
- flash potStage pyrotechnic device
- demolitiondemolish, raze, bulldoze, wreck, wrecking ball
- Bomb Disposalbomb disposal, bomb squad, EOD, bomb robot, bomb disposal robot
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