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Chemical plant explosion in Houston, Texas
approximately 1:22 p.m. CT on March 27, 2000, an explosion and fire responsible for one death and 71 injuries occurred at Phillips Petroleum's Houston Chemical Complex
2000_Phillips_explosion
American oil company, predecessor of ConocoPhillips
1999–2002 Texas portal Chevron Phillips Phillips 66 Phillips Disaster of 1989 Phillips explosion of 2000 2001 Humber Refinery explosion "40th anniversary for Ekofisk"
Phillips_Petroleum_Company
1989 flammable gas explosion accident in Pasadena, Texas, US
at approximately 1:05 PM Central Daylight Time, a series of explosions occurred at Phillips Petroleum Company's Houston Chemical Complex (HCC) in Pasadena
Phillips_disaster_of_1989
of the event garners over 46.5 million viewers. March 27 – The 2000 Phillips explosion kills one and injures 71 at a chemical plant in Pasadena, Texas
2000_in_the_United_States
American singer and actress (born 1944)
in 1970. While married to John Phillips, she gave birth to their daughter, singer Chynna Phillips. Michelle Phillips is the last surviving original member
Michelle_Phillips
Topics referred to by the same term
Phillips disasters may refer to: 1989 Phillips disaster, a series of explosions and fire on October 23, 1989, in Pasadena, Texas 1999 Phillips disaster
Phillips_disasters
Strzyży 29 lat temu - trzy wersje, jak doszło do tragedii". "Explosion Kills Two at Phillips K-Resin Plant". 28 June 1999. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
List_of_explosions
Ghost town in Texas, United States
renamed as Phillips for the dominant employer, the Phillips Petroleum Company, by a vote of the people. American actress Mary Castle lived in Phillips as a
Phillips,_Texas
American punk rock band
it as one of the best 20 albums of 2000, and later named the band one of the top-10 punk acts of 2001. The Explosion also came in second for "best local
The_Explosion
2000 American sci-fi film
Phillips, who plays Yerzy, turned down the role the first few times it was offered to him, but after Hill was hired as director, Hill called Phillips
Supernova_(2000_film)
This is a list of people who disappeared mysteriously after 2000 and of people whose whereabouts are unknown or whose deaths are not substantiated, except
List of people who disappeared mysteriously (2000–present)
List_of_people_who_disappeared_mysteriously_(2000–present)
2005 deadly refinery accident
1984 Romeoville petroleum refinery disaster Phillips disaster of 1989 2019 Philadelphia refinery explosion National Geographic Seconds from Disaster episodes
Texas_City_refinery_explosion
1990 explosion in Channelview, Texas, US
disasters occurred in the area, with the largest being the Phillips disaster of 1989, a refinery explosion that resulted in 23 deaths and over 100 injuries. In
1990_ARCO_explosion
Beret and perpetrator of the 2025 Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion, gunshot to mouth before explosion Carlo Lizzani (2013), Italian film director, jumped from
List of suicides (2000–present)
List_of_suicides_(2000–present)
1998 industrial disaster in Victoria, Australia
also implemented similar regulatory regimes. 1989 Phillips disaster 2005 Texas City refinery explosion 2009 Cataño oil refinery fire It was a particularly
1998_Esso_Longford_fire
Alaskan oil pipeline system
companies, including ExxonMobil, which was found liable for the spill. An explosion on July 8, 1977, Pump Station No. 8, killed one worker, injured five others
Trans-Alaska_Pipeline_System
Type of supernova in binary systems
; Persson, S. E.; Phillips, M. M.; Reichart, D. E.; Soderberg, A. M. (2012). "Type Iax Supernovae: A New Class of Stellar Explosion". The Astrophysical
Type_Ia_supernova
history; a fifth victim died two days later. October 23, 1989: Phillips Disaster. An explosion and fire killed 23 and injured 314 in Pasadena, Texas, and
List_of_industrial_disasters
Explosive device attacks in Lebanon and Syria
Retrieved 23 September 2024. Nieto, Phillip (23 September 2024). "Former CIA Director Leon Panetta Calls Israel's Pager Explosion Operation 'Terrorism'". Mediaite
2024 Lebanon electronic device attacks
2024_Lebanon_electronic_device_attacks
Coal mine in Nova Scotia, Canada
April 22, 2000. Retrieved May 7, 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) O'Malley, Martin (May 8, 2012). "Explosion killed 26
Westray_Mine
Astrophysical phenomenon
A supernova (pl.: supernovae) is a powerful and luminous explosion of a star. A supernova occurs during the last evolutionary stages of a massive star
Supernova
currency's valuation was calculated. List of missing ships List of boiler explosions List of Indian massacres in North America List of incidents of civil unrest
List of disasters in the United States by death toll
List_of_disasters_in_the_United_States_by_death_toll
Film award category
escape/Airplane explosion —Speed (Jan de Bont) Escape from exploding ship - Blown Away (Stephen Hopkins) Ambush of CIA convoy - Clear and Present Danger (Phillip Noyce)
MTV Movie Award for Best Action Sequence
MTV_Movie_Award_for_Best_Action_Sequence
Royal Navy Admiral (1888–1941)
Phillips, Royal Artillery and Louisa Mary Adeline de Horsey Phillips, daughter of Admiral Algernon de Horsey. Phillips was married to Lady Phillips,
Tom Phillips (Royal Navy officer)
Tom_Phillips_(Royal_Navy_officer)
Village in Illinois, United States
included A. M Woodward General Store; J. M. Dace Confectionery; S. D. Phillips Drug Store; Hurd and Harroun Implement Shop; E. E. Hudson Paint Store;
Odin,_Illinois
Partly collapsed tower block in London
partially collapsed on 16 May 1968, only two months after it opened. A gas explosion blew out some load-bearing walls, causing the collapse of one entire corner
Ronan_Point
Ongoing armed conflict in the Middle East
window on 13 October for refugees to flee south along specified routes. An explosion along one of the safe routes killed 70 Palestinians. Israel and Hamas
Gaza_war
2025 assassination in Orem, Utah, U.S.
conspiracy theories flood the internet including 'strange hand signals' and 'explosions' seen in clips". Seven News. Archived from the original on September 12
Assassination_of_Charlie_Kirk
2016). "Who died in Home and Away? Two stars speak out after caravan park explosion deaths". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved
List of Home and Away characters
List_of_Home_and_Away_characters
attempt to stop Onaga, Raiden sacrifices himself by triggering a violent explosion and seemingly killing the Deadly Alliance as well. In Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
Characters of the Mortal Kombat series
Characters_of_the_Mortal_Kombat_series
American politician (born 1954)
against Columbia Gas of Massachusetts alleging negligence following gas explosions in three towns north of Boston. Of Columbia Gas, Kennedy said, "as they
Robert_F._Kennedy_Jr.
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1981–2004)
attempting to use his PASGT helmet to shield himself and others from the explosion, warning the others to "watch his hands." Dunham, the insurgent, and two
Jason_Dunham
1912 maritime disaster
operators went in opposite directions, Phillips aft and Bride forward towards collapsible lifeboat B. Phillips perished. Gracie was also heading aft,
Sinking_of_the_Titanic
Ongoing oil shortage and economic crisis
51 prisoners in the coming days". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 13 March 2026. Phillips, Tom (30 March 2026). "Trump appears to relax oil blockade on Cuba as Russian
2026_Cuban_crisis
Scientific dating of the Earth
plausible that the layers were the same age. Smith's nephew and student, John Phillips, later calculated by such means that Earth was about 96 million years old
Age_of_Earth
Sheremet died in Kyiv on 20 July 2016 in a car explosion. The Ukraine Prosecutor's Office have said the explosion was caused by a bomb, and labelled the death
List of unsolved murders (2000–present)
List_of_unsolved_murders_(2000–present)
April 2023. Uras, Umut; Gadzo, Mersiha; Siddiqui, Usaid. "Sudan updates: Explosions, shooting rock Khartoum". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 15
Sudanese civil war (2023–present)
Sudanese_civil_war_(2023–present)
2024 film by Edward Berger
but before he can cast his vote, an explosion damages the Sistine Chapel. The college later learns that the explosion was part of a series of suicide bombings
Conclave_(film)
List of characters appearing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Eric Savin attack Tony Stark in Tennessee, but Stark is able to cause an explosion that sends Brandt flying into a set of power lines, fatally electrocuting
Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: A–L
Characters_of_the_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe:_A–L
Theoretical satellite collision cascade
of other objects in orbit, many of which were the result of in-orbit explosions. Some were deliberately caused during the 1960s anti-satellite weapon
Kessler_syndrome
British ammunition manufacturer
remained as a brand name for sporting cartridges. The firm of Pursall and Phillips operated a 'percussion cap manufactory' at Whittall Street, in Birmingham
Kynoch
Salt Lake Tribune. 29 May 1937. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com. "Freak Gas Explosion Fatal to Patient". The Washington Times. 2 June 1937. Page 1, column 5
List of unusual deaths in the 20th century
List_of_unusual_deaths_in_the_20th_century
Eukaryotes other than animals, plants or fungi
found, alongside the first small shelly fauna. Following the Cambrian explosion of animals, the Precambrian microbe-dominated ecosystems were replaced
Protist
1675–78 war in New England
allies in the war. Rowlandson’s captivity narrative and the following explosion of the Puritan captivity narrative genre, is largely where historical
King_Philip's_War
Procedures for safe production, handling and use of hydrogen
Agency. 2015. p. 54. Retrieved 2 March 2018. Charlier, Phillip (2019-04-07). "Chemical plant explosion rocks southern Taiwan, heard more than 30 kilometers
Hydrogen_safety
2026 armed conflict in West Asia
until 2035 to build such missiles were it to do so. In April 2025, an explosion at the Port of Shahid Rajaee in the city of Bandar Abbas located on the
2026_Iran_war
American filmmaker (born 1969)
Ratner's $3.6 million home in Beverly Hills was destroyed by a BBQ grill explosion. Ashton Kutcher later arrived at his home and hugged him. In April 2007
Brett_Ratner
American basketball player (born 1996)
joins Luka Doncic, Dirk Nowitzki in epic franchise record after 40-point explosion vs. Jazz". ClutchPoints. April 18, 2022. Archived from the original on
Jalen_Brunson
City in Arkansas
the daughter of Sylvanus Phillips, an early settler of Phillips County and the namesake of Phillips County. As of the 2000 census, this portion of the
Helena,_Arkansas
Businessman and public official (born 1971)
Samuels, Ben (November 17, 2023). "Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson Lead Explosion of White Nationalist Antisemitism Since Start of Israel-Gaza War". Haaretz
Elon_Musk
American financier and child sex offender (1953–2019)
Complaint - CBS New York". CBS News. August 19, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2026. Phillips, Hannah (February 14, 2026). "Epstein investigation began years earlier
Jeffrey_Epstein
American heavy metal band
recorded on October 18, 1985. It was released under the band's label Silent Explosion, where they would release most of their early work. Only 300 copies were
White_Zombie_(band)
(1967) The Fifth Estate – "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead" (1967) The Music Explosion – "Little Bit O' Soul" (1967) Every Mother's Son – "Come On Down to My
List of one-hit wonders in the United States
List_of_one-hit_wonders_in_the_United_States
1981–88 naval attacks of the Iran–Iraq War
See:zh-tw:大仁宮廢船爆炸事件 tug salvage tug hit in error tug towing Iran Nahad tugs damaged by explosion of Barcelona O'Rourke, Ronald (May 1988). "The Tanker War". Proceedings
Tanker_war
Intelligence of machines
solving large reasoning problems because they experience a "combinatorial explosion": They become exponentially slower as the problems grow. Even humans rarely
Artificial_intelligence
1995 film directed by Martin Scorsese
cost to De Fina by noting that creating a continuous explosion from a second shot of an explosion demanded a lot of experimentation, as did getting the
Casino_(1995_film)
2004 Russian hostage crisis and massacre
in the hand "from outside" just before the explosion and that there were three blasts: two small explosions at 13:03 followed by a larger one at 13:29
Beslan_school_siege
Country in North America
Canadian society in the late 1980s and early 1990s. These included the explosion of Air India Flight 182 in 1985, the largest mass murder in Canadian history;
Canada
Olympic-class ocean liner
situation was soon evident. The explosion was on the starboard side, between holds two and three. The force of the explosion damaged the watertight bulkhead
HMHS_Britannic
Discontinued US research program on the viability of nuclear pulse propulsion
pulse spaceship that would be directly propelled by a series of atomic explosions behind the craft. Following preliminary ideas in the 1940s and a classified
Project Orion (nuclear propulsion)
Project_Orion_(nuclear_propulsion)
Variety of plastic explosive
molded into any desired shape to change the direction of the resulting explosion. C-4 has high cutting ability. For example, the complete severing of a
C-4_(explosive)
American writer (born 1964)
to a minister, "I don't get it. I read a book that said there was an explosion known as the Big Bang, but here it says God created heaven and Earth and
Dan_Brown
American theoretical physicist (1904–1967)
predictions. In 1935, Oppenheimer and Phillips worked out a theory—subsequently known as the Oppenheimer–Phillips process—to explain the results. This
J._Robert_Oppenheimer
President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
no political or military experience". Vox. Retrieved January 3, 2017. Phillips, Amber (November 9, 2016). "Republicans are poised to grasp the holy grail
Donald_Trump
Swedish actor and martial artist (born 1957)
Guide to 2002 said, "that noise you hear isn't the numerous on-screen explosions but action star Lundgren's career hitting rock bottom." He also featured
Dolph_Lundgren
English media personality and sex offender (1926–2011)
mines, where he reportedly suffered spinal injuries from a shot-firer's explosion; he spent a long period recuperating, wearing a steel corset and for three
Jimmy_Savile
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001
Clinton James Bovard Feeling Your Pain: The Explosion and Abuse of Government Power in the Clinton-Gore Years (2000) ISBN 978-0-312-23082-1 Joe Conason and
Bill_Clinton
Islamist suicide terrorist attacks
Edgware Road and on the Piccadilly Line near Russell Square. All four explosions were caused by improvised explosive devices made from concentrated hydrogen
7_July_2005_London_bombings
years, share "Moonlit Kind"". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved April 17, 2024. Phillips, Lucy (May 1, 2024). "Frances Forever announces debut album Lockjaw and
List_of_2024_albums
2021. "Phillips 66 San Francisco Refinery". Phillips 66 Company. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021. "Phillips 66 plans
List_of_oil_refineries
lasers to shoot towards each Zurg Bot surrounding him and triggering an explosion. The Zurg Bots reappear in the film Lightyear, where they are named Zyclops
List_of_Toy_Story_characters
2025 Israel–Hamas ceasefire agreement
1 Israeli soldier. Hamas denied responsibility for the explosion and claimed that the explosion was caused by unexploded ordinance. On February 3, 2026
Gaza_peace_plan
Ukrainian separatist military commander
Novorossiya TV, during which an explosion took place in close vicinity. Frequent videos with British journalist Graham Phillips, with whom Givi was friends
Mikhail_Tolstykh
1983 bombings in Beirut, Lebanon
be equivalent to approximately 12,000 pounds of TNT. The force of the explosion collapsed the four-story building into rubble, crushing to death 241 American
1983_Beirut_barracks_bombings
Disgusting!. Retrieved 2025-11-05. "Forget AdSense on YouTube, give me explosions". CNET. Retrieved 2025-06-08. "Wait... Nintendo Was Handing Out Wario
List_of_YouTube_videos
2000 award ceremony for music
Magazine. 2003. Barrera, Magdalena (2002). "Hottentot 2000: Jennifer Lopez and Her Butt". In Phillips, Kim M.; Reay, Barry (eds.). Sexualities in history:
42nd_Annual_Grammy_Awards
Third planet from the Sun
preceded the Cambrian explosion, when multicellular life forms significantly increased in complexity. Following the Cambrian explosion, 535 Ma, there have
Earth
Hungarian-American physicist (1908–2003)
plan to extract oil from the tar sands in northern Alberta with nuclear explosions, titled Project Oilsands. The plan actually received the endorsement of
Edward_Teller
City in Arkansas, United States
speculation deal between Sylvanus Phillips (the county's namesake) and St. Louis businessman William Russell in around 1815. Phillips had lived in the area as
Helena–West_Helena,_Arkansas
American oil company
5, 1990, an explosion at an ARCO Chemical Co. facility in Channelview, Texas killed 17 people and injured five others. On April 18, 2000, ARCO was purchased
ARCO
called the movie "a chaotic mess, overloaded with special effects and explosions, light on continuity, sanity and coherence." The movie was also a commercial
List of 21st-century films considered the worst
List_of_21st-century_films_considered_the_worst
American singer and actress (born 1944)
(June 26, 2022). "Diana Ross at Glastonbury review – disco diva detonates explosion of joy". The Guardian. Retrieved June 27, 2022. "2023 GRAMMY Nominations:
Diana_Ross
Series Gets Revival On Cable". The Plain Dealer. p. 7E. Garcia, Frank; Phillips, Mark (December 10, 2008). Science Fiction Television Series, 1990-2004:
List of The Outer Limits (1995 TV series) episodes
List_of_The_Outer_Limits_(1995_TV_series)_episodes
American theoretical physicist (1918–1988)
Richard Phillips Feynman (/ˈfaɪnmən/; May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American theoretical physicist. He shared the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics
Richard_Feynman
1987 film by John McTiernan
self-destruct device. Dutch flees, barely escaping the enormous resulting explosion that razes the area. As dawn breaks, the extraction helicopter arrives
Predator_(film)
Geomagnetic storm in 1859
while the 2003 Halloween solar storms registered the most powerful solar explosions ever recorded. On 23 July 2012, a "Carrington-class" solar superstorm
Carrington_Event
Star at the centre of the Solar System
doi:10.1046/j.1468-4004.2000.00012.x. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020. Phillips, K. J. H. (1995). Guide to
Sun
the "Mighty Battle Spear", that is not only a spear, but can release explosions and remain intact. Don Krieg is voiced by Fumihiko Tachiki in the original
List_of_One_Piece_pirates
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2024
members of the European Research Group. Following the 15 November missile explosion in Poland, Sunak met US President Joe Biden and delivered a speech about
Rishi_Sunak
American football player (born 1996)
(December 8, 2024). "Bills' Josh Allen sets NFL record with offensive explosion vs. Rams". ClutchPoints. Retrieved December 10, 2024. Gordon, Grant (December
Josh_Allen
McFarland. p. 49 Peter O. K. Krehl (24 Sep 2008) History of Shock Waves, Explosions and Impact: A Chronological and Biographical Reference, p.443, Springer
Timeline of historic inventions
Timeline_of_historic_inventions
Norwegian music 2000 in Scandinavian music 2000 in South Korean music 2000 in classical music 2000 in country music 2000 in heavy metal music 2000 in hip-hop
2000_in_music
Cataloging of environmental disasters
Toulouse chemical factory explosion 2003 Release of sulfur dioxide at the Al-Mishraq plant in Iraq 2005 Jilin chemical plant explosions 2007 Release of lead
List of environmental disasters
List_of_environmental_disasters
1979 Chicago baseball promotion and riot
to see the explosion rather than the games and rushed onto the field after the detonation. The playing field was so damaged by the explosion and by the
Disco_Demolition_Night
1st season of Pokémon Horizons and 26th season of the Pokémon animated series
Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023. Phillips, Tom (February 24, 2023). "Pokémon reveals Captain Pikachu, star of the
Pokémon_Horizons:_The_Series
Armed conflict between Turkey and PKK
Retrieved 30 October 2020. "Explosion in Hatay province". Bianet – Bagimsiz Iletisim Agi. Retrieved 30 October 2020. "Turkey: Explosion in downtown Iskenderun"
Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency
Kurdistan_Workers'_Party_insurgency
American comedy television series (2003–2009, 2020–2022)
season and their characters' absences were explained as fatalities from an explosion in the fifth season finale. Additionally, actors Ian Roberts and Joe Lo
Reno_911!
President of the United States from 2009 to 2017
trade pact called the Trans-Pacific Partnership. On April 20, 2010, an explosion destroyed an offshore drilling rig at the Macondo Prospect in the Gulf
Barack_Obama
Mohiam's life. Mohiam is portrayed by Siân Phillips in the 1984 film, and by Zuzana Geislerová in the 2000 miniseries and its 2003 sequel. The character
List_of_Dune_characters
2007 film by Paul Thomas Anderson
Tribune and At the Movies critic Michael Phillips named There Will Be Blood the decade's best film. Phillips stated: This most eccentric and haunting
There_Will_Be_Blood
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Girl/Female
Australian, Chinese, Danish, German, Greek, Italian, Swedish
Friend of Horses; Female Version of Philip
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : variant spelling of Phillips.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Philip, PHILLIP means "lover of horses."
Boy/Male
American, British, English, Greek
Son of Philip; Lover of Horses
Girl/Female
Australian, Christian, Danish, Greek, Swedish
Friend of Horses; Female Version of Philip
Surname or Lastname
English (West Yorkshire)
English (West Yorkshire) : variant of Phillips.
Female
English
Variant spelling of Greek Phyllida, PHILLIDA means "foliage." In use by the English.
Girl/Female
Australian, British, Christian, English, Greek
Leaf; Loving; Similar to Phyllis; Leafy Foliage; Green Bough
Female
English
English variant spelling of Greek Phyllis, PHILIS means "foliage."
Boy/Male
English
Son of Philip.
Surname or Lastname
English, North German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, North German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Phillips.
Female
English
Feminine form of English Philip, PHILIPA means "lover of horses."
Female
English
Feminine form of English Philip, PHILLIPA means "lover of horses."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Dutch, English, French, Latin
Son of Philip
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Philip, PHILIPE means "lover of horses."
Female
English
English variant spelling of Greek Phyllis, PHILLIS means "foliage."
Girl/Female
Australian, British, Christian, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek
Female Version of Philip; Lover of Horses
Surname or Lastname
English, Dutch, and North German
English, Dutch, and North German : variant spelling of Phillips.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant spelling of Philip.
Surname or Lastname
English, Dutch, North German, and Jewish (western Ashkenazic)
English, Dutch, North German, and Jewish (western Ashkenazic) : patronymic from the personal name Philip. In North America this name has also absorbed cognate names from other European languages, for example Italian Filippi, Polish Filipowicz.
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Male
Egyptian
, the son of Kherab.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Winner of the Heart
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
New; Fresh
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Dagg.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Tathvik | தாதà¯à®µà®¿à®•
Biblical
or Hagar, a stranger; one that fears
Boy/Male
Tamil
Protector
Boy/Male
Hindu
Horned, Another name for Indra
Boy/Male
Muslim
Gorgeous
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Disciplined
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n.
A bursting with violence and loud noise, because of internal pressure; as, the explosion of a gun, a bomb, a steam boiler, etc.
n.
A cubic measure containing 1000 cubic meters, and equivalent to 35,315 cubic feet.
n.
The number of ten hundred thousand, or a thousand thousand, -- written 1,000, 000. See the Note under Hundred.
n.
The house sparrow. Called also phip.
v. t.
To break at once into many pieces; to dash, burst, or part violently into fragments; to rend into splinters; as, an explosion shatters a rock or a bomb; too much steam shatters a boiler; an oak is shattered by lightning.
n.
Any one of the series of famous orations of Demosthenes, the Grecian orator, denouncing Philip, king of Macedon.
v. t.
In blasting, to plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock, in order to prevent the force of the explosion from being misdirected.
v. t.
To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder.
n.
A bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less sudden manner than by explosion. See Explosion.
n.
A violent outburst of feeling, manifested by excited language, action, etc.; as, an explosion of wrath.
n.
The act of exploding; detonation; a chemical action which causes the sudden formation of a great volume of expanded gas; as, the explosion of gunpowder, of fire damp,etc.
v. i.
To support or advocate the cause of Philip of Macedon.
n.
A dry measure formerly used in Scotland; the fourth part of a boll of grain or meal. The Linlithgow wheat firlot was to the imperial bushel as 998 to 1000; the barley firlot as 1456 to 1000.
n.
The European hedge sparrow.
a.
Pertaining to Alcaeus, a lyric poet of Mitylene, about 6000 b. c.
a.
Of or pertaining to Augeus, king of Elis, whose stable contained 3000 oxen, and had not been cleaned for 30 years. Hercules cleansed it in a single day.
n.
A denomination of weight, containing 100, 112, or 120 pounds avoirdupois, according to differing laws or customs. By the legal standard of England it is 112 pounds. In most of the United States, both in practice and by law, it is 100 pounds avoirdupois, the corresponding ton of 2,000 pounds, sometimes called the short ton, being the legal ton.
n.
A radioactive isotope of strontium produced by certain nuclear reactions, and constituting one of the prominent harmful components of radioactive fallout from nuclear explosions; also called radiostrontium. It has a half-life of 28 years.