dynamiting
Using explosive charges
Dynamiting is the use of dynamite to blast or destroy something.
The word appears in contexts of demolition, mining, and terrorism: They were arrested for dynamiting the bridge.
Figuratively, to dynamite something is to wreck it completely: The scandal dynamited his campaign.
Forbidden by statute
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- blastSudden forceful burst
- stunnedShocked into speechlessness
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
reef · coral · destruction · conservation · banned · enforcement · cyanide · overfishing
Explosive initiation device
- fuseProtective melting wire
- boreholeDrilled underground passage
- chargeCost or accusation
- shockwavePropagating pressure disturbance
tamping · blasthole · ignition · plunger · cap · blaster · timer · seismograph
Powerful blasting compound
- nitroglycerinExplosive compound, cardiac drug
- C-4Malleable military explosive
- geligniteIndustrial demolition compound
- plastiqueMalleable military explosive
cordite · cartridge · stick · propellant · fulminate · Nobel · blasting cap · primer
Violent collapse inward
- razingComplete structural demolition
- wreckingDestroying completely
- topplingCausing to collapse
- collapsingFalling inward suddenly
flattening · debris · rubble · teardown · clearance · controlled · structural · condemned
Narrow vertical passage
- oreMetal-bearing rock
- excavationAct of unearthing
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- quarryPit for extracting rock
extraction · vein · underground · gallery · opencast · overburden · bench · coal
illegal
Forbidden by statute
fish · reef · coral · destruction · conservation · banned · enforcement · cyanide · overfishing · marine
detonator
Explosive initiation device
shockwave · tamping · blasthole · ignition · plunger · cap · blaster · timer · seismograph · vibration
TNT
Powerful blasting compound
- nitroglycerinExplosive compound, cardiac drug
- C-4Malleable military explosive
- geligniteIndustrial demolition compound
plastique · cordite · cartridge · stick · propellant · fulminate · Nobel · blasting cap · primer · nitrate
implosion
Violent collapse inward
collapsing · flattening · debris · rubble · teardown · clearance · controlled · structural · condemned · highrise
shaft
Narrow vertical passage
- oreMetal-bearing rock
- excavationAct of unearthing
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
quarry · extraction · vein · underground · gallery · opencast · overburden · bench · coal · copper
- destructiondestruction, destroying, demolishing, devastation, ruination
- frontier crimescattle rustling, horse theft, train robbery, stagecoach robbery, bank robbery
dynamitingbuilding
Enclosed roofed structure
constructing · creating · erecting · assembling · fabricating
dynamitingdismantling
Taking apart systematically
deconstructing · disassembling · taking apart · preserving · surgical removal
dynamitingpreserving
Protecting from deterioration
protecting · conserving · restoring · safeguarding · maintaining
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