high explosives
TNT and similar
High explosives are substances that detonate rather than merely burn—the chemical reaction travels through the material faster than the speed of sound, producing a powerful shockwave.
TNT, dynamite, and C-4 are high explosives, used in demolition, mining, and warfare.
The term distinguishes them from low explosives like gunpowder, which deflagrate (burn rapidly) without detonating.
Powerful blasting compound
- dynamitePowerful blasting compound
- C-4Malleable military explosive
- nitroglycerinExplosive compound, cardiac drug
- ammonium nitrateNitrogen-rich agricultural compound
Semtex · nitrocellulose · trinitrotoluene · gelignite · cordite
Violent collapse inward
- razingComplete structural demolition
- controlled demolitionDeliberate structural collapse
- topplingCausing to collapse
- collapsingFalling inward suddenly
rubble · debris · clearance · wrecking · dismantling · teardown · structural failure · shaped charges
Propagating pressure disturbance
- blast wavePressure surge from detonation
- overpressurePressure exceeding ambient levels
- concussionBrain injury from impact
- supersonicExceeding audio velocity
impulse · percussion · flash · plume · blast radius · crater · fragmentation · shrapnel
Munition's explosive section
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- shellHard outer covering
- missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
torpedo · grenade · landmine · mortar · bomb · munitions · IED · aerial bomb
Explosive initiation device
- blasting capDevice initiating explosives
- fuseProtective melting wire
- primerPreparatory coat or guide
- boosterSomething that increases strength
initiator · time fuse · safety fuse · propellant · squib
Explosive material removal
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- tunnelingDigging underground passages
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- extractionAct of removing
shaft · excavation · blasting caps · seismic · charge · cartridge · bore hole · overburden
TNT
Powerful blasting compound
- dynamitePowerful blasting compound
- C-4Malleable military explosive
- nitroglycerinExplosive compound, cardiac drug
ammonium nitrate · Semtex · nitrocellulose · trinitrotoluene · gelignite · cordite
implosion
Violent collapse inward
- razingComplete structural demolition
- controlled demolitionDeliberate structural collapse
- topplingCausing to collapse
collapsing · rubble · debris · clearance · wrecking · dismantling · teardown · structural failure · shaped charges · breaching
shockwave
Propagating pressure disturbance
- blast wavePressure surge from detonation
- overpressurePressure exceeding ambient levels
- concussionBrain injury from impact
supersonic · impulse · percussion · flash · plume · blast radius · crater · fragmentation · shrapnel · rupture
warhead
Munition's explosive section
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- shellHard outer covering
missile · torpedo · grenade · landmine · mortar · bomb · munitions · IED · aerial bomb · bunker buster
detonator
Explosive initiation device
- blasting capDevice initiating explosives
- fuseProtective melting wire
- primerPreparatory coat or guide
booster · initiator · time fuse · safety fuse · propellant · squib
blasting
Explosive material removal
extraction · shaft · excavation · blasting caps · seismic · charge · cartridge · bore hole · overburden · open-pit
- nuclear weaponsatomic bomb, atom bomb, warheads, hydrogen bomb, a-bomb
- naval ordnancenaval guns, torpedoes, naval artillery, naval mines, depth charges
high explosivesblack powder
Original firearm propellant
gunpowder · propellants · firecrackers · smokeless powder · fireworks
high explosivesduds
Clothes or failures
blanks · firecrackers · cap guns · poppers · party poppers
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