Examples of 'high explosive' in a sentence

Meaning of "high explosive"

High explosive refers to a type of explosive material that has a high detonation velocity and releases a large amount of energy when ignited or detonated. These explosives are often used in military applications, construction, mining, and other industries where controlled release of energy is required. High explosives can be solid, liquid, or gaseous in form, and they are carefully handled and controlled due to their potential hazards
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  • A chemical explosive capable of detonation rather than solely of deflagration; a chemical explosive capable of reacting at a sufficiently-fast rate to produce a shock wave which propagates the reaction throughout the explosive mass; a chemical explosive capable of producing an explosion even when unconfined.

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High explosive round will do that to you.
Raining smoke and high explosive rounds.
High explosive shells exploding just ahead.
He taught me how to be familiar with high explosive.
The high explosive detonators did not go off.
That means a thousand packs of high explosive.
High explosive bombs predominated in this raid.
This article is about the high explosive.
Three high explosive shells hit the compound.
What the miners needed was a high explosive.
High explosive has absolutely no effect.
Ammonium nitrate fuel oil is a high explosive.
Only high explosive projectile was available.
Load five rounds high explosive.
High explosive rounds in small calibres were considered impractical.

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This type of high explosive is no joke.
High explosive was the master weapon in this battle.
The shattering capability of a high explosive.
It appears a high explosive incendiary device has been detonated.
We have been mining the planet with high explosive.
Looks like high explosive pajamas to me.
The midgets carry four tonnes of high explosive.
The high explosive bombs that.
Antimatter is the ultimate high explosive.
High explosive substances or mixtures.
The wagon contained a quantity of high explosive bombs.
High explosive incendiary core.
Cast iron armour piercing high explosive ammunition.
Mm high explosive airburst rounds.
We are on top of eight tons of high explosive.
High explosive at one end.
In every sigh you put such high explosive.
The high explosive projectile contains a high explosive filler.
Manufacture of a large high explosive chamber.
It is a high explosive similar to nitroglycerin.
Pounds of ammonal high explosive.
Tons of high explosive were dropped.
Fragments indicate a high explosive.
High explosive bombs were dropped.
It carries a high explosive warhead.
High explosive incendiary bombs are dropped throughout the night.
It hurls a high explosive projectile.
High explosive dual purpose.
Conventional high explosive bomb.
High explosive containment vessels.
Ross here is wired with a half a pound of high explosive.
Heavy high explosive bombs severely damaged the plant.
Most human problems can be solved by a charge of high explosive.
High explosive material.
Acetone peroxide is an organic peroxide and a primary high explosive.

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