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Sudden release of heat and gas
An explosion is a rapid expansion in volume of a given amount of matter associated with an extreme outward release of energy, usually with the generation
Explosion
List of large explosions
extremely large explosions, accidental and intentional, caused by modern high explosives, boiling liquid expanding vapour explosions (BLEVEs), older explosives
Largest artificial non-nuclear explosions
Largest_artificial_non-nuclear_explosions
1917 maritime disaster in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
estimated 9,000 others were injured. The blast was the largest human-made explosion at the time. It released the equivalent energy of roughly 2.9 kilotons
Halifax_Explosion
Proposed evolutionary event in the history of metazoa, producing the Ediacaran biota
The Avalon explosion, named from the Precambrian faunal trace fossils discovered on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, eastern Canada, is a proposed
Avalon_explosion
Ammonium nitrate explosion in Lebanon
On 4 August 2020, a major explosion occurred in Beirut, Lebanon, caused by the ignition of 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate. The chemical, confiscated
2020_Beirut_explosion
Explosions at the Binhai New Area of Tianjin, China
On 12 August 2015, a series of explosions at the Port of Tianjin in Tianjin, Northern China, killed 173 people, according to official reports, and injured
2015_Tianjin_explosions
Explosion of a Blue Origin rocket
Canaveral Space Force Station's Launch Complex 36 in Florida, U.S. The explosion destroyed the vehicle and severely damaged Blue Origin's only operational
2026 New Glenn rocket explosion
2026_New_Glenn_rocket_explosion
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up explosion, explosive, explode, or exploder in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An explosion is a sudden increase in volume and release of energy
Explosion_(disambiguation)
2026 disaster in Shanxi, China
2026, a gas explosion occurred at the Liushenyu Coal Mine in Qinyuan County, Shanxi, China, killing 82 people. At the time of the explosion, 247 workers
2026 Liushenyu coal mine explosion
2026_Liushenyu_coal_mine_explosion
1626 disaster in China
The Wanggongchang Explosion (Chinese: 王恭廠大爆炸), also known as the Great Tianqi Explosion (天啟大爆炸), Wanggongchang Calamity (王恭廠之變) or Beijing Explosive Incident
Wanggongchang_Explosion
Period of major evolutionary diversification of animal life
The Cambrian explosion (also known as the Cambrian radiation or Cambrian diversification) is an interval of time beginning approximately 538.8 million
Cambrian_explosion
Medical emergency
An intracolonic explosion or colonic gas explosion is an explosion inside the colon of a person due to ignition of explosive gases such as methane. This
Intracolonic_explosion
2010 oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico
On April 20, 2010, an explosion and fire occurred on the Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling unit, which was owned and operated
Deepwater_Horizon_explosion
Ignition of air and flammable gas
A gas explosion is the ignition of a mixture of air and flammable gas, typically from a gas leak. In household accidents, the principal explosive gases
Gas_explosion
a list of accidental explosions and facts about each one, grouped by the time of their occurrence. It does not include explosions caused by terrorist attacks
List_of_explosions
2026 industrial accident in California
boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE), releasing toxic vapor over a wide area. Due to the possibility of an explosion, mandatory evacuation orders
Garden_Grove_chemical_leak
Rapid combustion of fine particles suspended in the air
A dust explosion is the rapid combustion of fine particles suspended in the air within an enclosed location. Dust explosions can occur where any dispersed
Dust_explosion
Explosion in the United States
On October 10, 2025, a series of explosions occurred at an Accurate Energetic Systems manufacturing facility in Humphreys County, Tennessee, killing sixteen
2025 Tennessee manufacturing plant explosion
2025_Tennessee_manufacturing_plant_explosion
Topics referred to by the same term
The Halifax Explosion was a disaster caused by an accidental munitions explosion in 1917 in Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia. Halifax Explosion may also refer
Halifax Explosion (disambiguation)
Halifax_Explosion_(disambiguation)
Explosion from fission or fusion reaction
A nuclear explosion is an explosion that occurs as a result of the rapid release of energy from a high-speed nuclear reaction. The driving reaction may
Nuclear_explosion
Explosion of a vessel containing liquid above and beyond boiling point
A boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE; /ˈblɛvi/ BLEV-ee) is an explosion caused by the rupture of a vessel containing a pressurized liquid
Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion
Boiling_liquid_expanding_vapor_explosion
1983 industrial disaster in Benton, Tennessee, United States
occurred on May 27, 1983, on a farm near Benton, Tennessee. A powerful explosion at an unlicensed fireworks factory producing illegal fireworks killed
Benton_fireworks_disaster
2025 Japanese film by Shinji Higuchi
Bullet Train Explosion (Japanese: 新幹線大爆破, Hepburn: Shinkansen Daibakuha; lit. 'The Shinkansen's Big Explosion') is a 2025 Japanese action thriller film
Bullet_Train_Explosion
New Year's Day incident in Nevada, U.S.
from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head immediately prior to the explosion and seven bystanders were injured by the blast. Authorities found that
2025 Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion
2025_Las_Vegas_Cybertruck_explosion
Chemical or nuclear explosion that occurs underwater
An underwater explosion (also known as an UNDEX) is a chemical or nuclear explosion that occurs under the surface of a body of water. While useful in
Underwater_explosion
Explosion and fire in Dallas, Texas
On May 28, 2026, a natural gas explosion and five-alarm fire occurred at The Clyde, an apartment building in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas, Texas
2026 Dallas apartment explosion
2026_Dallas_apartment_explosion
2013 explosion of ammonium nitrate in Texas, USA
On April 17, 2013, an ammonium nitrate explosion occurred at the West Fertilizer Company storage and distribution facility in West, Texas, United States
West Fertilizer Company explosion
West_Fertilizer_Company_explosion
1986 nuclear accident in the Soviet Union
reactor components ruptured and lost coolant, and the resulting steam explosions and meltdown destroyed the reactor building. This was followed by a reactor
Chernobyl_disaster
Phenomenon of a beached whale exploding due to explosives or decomposition
There have been several cases of natural or intentional explosion of whale carcasses. Naturally, this occurs due to a buildup of gas in the decomposition
Exploding_whale
Disaster in Italy in 1769
The Brescia explosion occurred in 1769 in Brescia (now part of Italy) when a large store of gunpowder exploded after a lightning strike, causing extensive
Brescia_explosion
Vehicle bombing in Tennessee
that Warner, a Nashville resident, was the bomber and acted alone. The explosion was caused by a car bomb carried in a Thor Motor Coach Chateau RV that
2020_Nashville_bombing
1908 air burst explosion in Siberia, Russia
The Tunguska event was a large explosion of between 3 and 50 megatons TNT equivalent that occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Yeniseysk Governorate
Tunguska_event
Explosion of a US ICBM in Arkansas
The Damascus Titan missile explosion (also called the Damascus accident) was a 1980 U.S. nuclear weapons incident involving an U.S. Air Force LGM-25C
1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion
1980_Damascus_Titan_missile_explosion
1916 sabotage and munitions explosion in New York Harbor
The Black Tom explosion was an act of arson by field agents of the Office of Naval Intelligence of the German Empire to destroy U.S.-made munitions awaiting
Black_Tom_explosion
2026 industrial explosion in Hunan, China
On 4 May 2026, an explosion occurred at a fireworks factory operated by Huasheng Fireworks Manufacturing and Display Co. in Guandu, Liuyang, a county-level
2026 Liuyang fireworks factory explosion
2026_Liuyang_fireworks_factory_explosion
In which reactants change volume without major heat release
An entropic explosion is an explosion in which the reactants undergo a large change in volume without releasing a large amount of heat. The chemical decomposition
Entropic_explosion
2007 incident in Makati, Philippines
On October 19, 2007, an explosion occurred in the Glorietta 2 section of the Glorietta shopping complex at Ayala Center in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
2007_Glorietta_explosion
Injection of EM radiation into a solid, resulting in bond breakage
A Coulombic explosion is a condensed-matter physics process in which a molecule or crystal lattice is destroyed by the Coulombic repulsion between its
Coulomb_explosion
2000 submarine accident in the Barents Sea
10 years. The crews of nearby ships felt an initial explosion and a second, much larger explosion, but the Russian Navy did not realise that an accident
Kursk_submarine_disaster
Domestic terrorist attacks
which a total of 77 people were killed. The first attack was a car bomb explosion in Oslo within Regjeringskvartalet, the executive government quarter of
2011_Norway_attacks
1986 breakup of American orbiter
was initially unaware of the explosion and continued to read out flight information. At T+89, after video of the explosion was seen in Mission Control
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster
This is a list of notable tank truck fires and explosions. On 10 June 1961 a Standard Oil tank truck carrying 7,900 gallons of gasoline traveling through
List of tank truck fires and explosions
List_of_tank_truck_fires_and_explosions
Ukrainian attack on Russian ammunition depot
attack caused a massive series of explosions and fires and shattered windows across nearby towns. The primary explosion caused an 82 m wide crater and a
Toropets_depot_explosions
1944 military accident in Staffordshire, England
The RAF Fauld explosion occurred during the Second World War at the RAF Fauld underground munitions storage depot in Staffordshire, England at 11:11 am
RAF_Fauld_explosion
Hypothetical event
popular version of the singularity hypothesis, I. J. Good's intelligence explosion model of 1965, an upgradable intelligent agent could eventually enter
Technological_singularity
2014 book by William H. Frey
Diversity Explosion: How New Racial Demographics are Remaking America is a 2014 non-fiction book by William H. Frey. A look into how racial and ethnic
Diversity_Explosion
1866 British mining disaster
explosion, which happened at a coal mine in South Yorkshire on 12 December 1866, remains the worst mining disaster in England. A series of explosions
Oaks_explosion
2023 fatal blast in Uzbekistan
The Tashkent explosion was an explosion that occurred in a warehouse in Sergeli District of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, on 28 September 2023,
Tashkent_explosion
1947 explosions in Texas City, Texas
accident in U.S. history and one of history's largest non-nuclear explosions. The explosion was triggered by a mid-morning fire on board the French-registered
Texas_City_disaster
2004 explosion in North Korea
The Ryanggang explosion was a large explosion that took place in North Korea on 9 September 2004 in the northern province of Ryanggang. The nature and
Ryanggang_explosion
1921 industrial disaster in present-day Ludwigshafen, Germany
The Oppau explosion occurred on September 21, 1921, when approximately 4,500 tonnes of a mixture of ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate fertilizer stored
Oppau_explosion
American punk rock band
The Explosion is an American punk rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. On February 13, 2007, the band announced that they had left Virgin Records, and
The_Explosion
2022 explosion in Donegal, Ireland
The Creeslough explosion occurred on 7 October 2022 at an apartment above Applegreen petrol station in Creeslough, a village in north County Donegal,
Creeslough_explosion
The Sonman Mine Explosion occurred on July 15, 1940, at the Sonman Shaft Coal Co. in Portage Township, near Portage, Pennsylvania, in the United States
Sonman_Mine_explosion
2012 explosion in Richmond Hill, Indianapolis, Indiana
The Richmond Hill explosion took place on November 10, 2012, in the Richmond Hill subdivision in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The home of Monserrate
Richmond_Hill_explosion
Effect in mathematics from combinations
A Cartesian explosion is an effect that occurs when applying the Cartesian product to multiple sets, which results in geometric growth in the number of
Cartesian_explosion
1998 accident in Cameroon
The Yaoundé train explosion was the catastrophic fire following the derailment and collision of two tanker trains hauling crude oil through the capital
Yaoundé_train_explosion
Theorem in formal logic
intuitionistic logic, and similar logical systems, the principle of explosion is the theorem according to which any statement can be proven from a contradiction
Principle_of_explosion
Explosion of superheated ground water converting to steam
Hydrothermal explosions occur when superheated water trapped below the surface of the Earth rapidly converts from liquid to steam, violently disrupting
Hydrothermal_explosion
Catastrophic failure of a boiler
A boiler explosion is a catastrophic failure of a boiler. There are two types of boiler explosions. One type is a failure of the pressure parts of the
Boiler_explosion
2015 American film
December 3, 2014. "Richard Schiff Will "Kill The Messenger" With An "Explosion"". tracking-board.com. "Sundance 2015 first look review – play indie-flick
Take Me to the River (2015 film)
Take_Me_to_the_River_(2015_film)
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
First detonation of a nuclear weapon
critical mass was formed, producing a "fizzle"—a nuclear explosion many times smaller than a full explosion. The Thin Man design would therefore not work. Project
Trinity_(nuclear_test)
Explosions in the Netherlands
On 15 January 2026 at 3:30pm, multiple explosions were reported in the city of Utrecht, Netherlands. Initial reports say one building was destroyed and
2026_Utrecht_explosions
Power supply with electrochemical cells
such as Duracell do not recommend refrigerating batteries. A battery explosion is generally caused by misuse or malfunction, such as attempting to recharge
Electric_battery
1993 industrial disaster in Shenzhen, China
Qingshuihe explosion (清水河大爆炸) is a chemical explosion occurred in Qingshuihe Subdistrict, Luohu District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, People's Republic
Qingshuihe_explosion
1973 propane tanker explosion in Arizona
The Kingman explosion, also known as the Doxol disaster or Kingman BLEVE, was a catastrophic boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE) that occurred
Kingman_explosion
Explosive weapon that uses exothermic reaction
and penetration of pressure-driven projectiles, pressure damage, and explosion-generated effects. Bombs have been utilized since the 11th century starting
Bomb
Disaster in Linköping, Sweden
2019 Linköping explosion was a bombing of a residential area in Linköping, Sweden, on 7 June 2019. The police believe that the explosion was part of a
2019_Linköping_explosion
Animatronic character band
The Rock-afire Explosion (RAE) is an animatronic character band designed and manufactured by Creative Engineering, Inc. (CEI) for use in ShowBiz Pizza
The_Rock-afire_Explosion
American pork dish
A Bacon Explosion is a pork dish that consists of bacon wrapped around a filling of spiced sausage and crumbled bacon. The American-football-sized dish
Bacon_Explosion
1996 aviation accident in the Atlantic Ocean
report's conclusion was that the probable cause of the accident was the explosion of flammable fuel vapors in the center fuel tank. Although it could not
TWA_Flight_800
1979 studio album by Tina Turner
Love Explosion is the fourth solo studio album by Tina Turner, released late 1979 by EMI Records in Europe, Ariola Records in West Germany and United
Love_Explosion
Fatal explosion in Dongying, Shandong, China
The 2015 Dongying explosion was an explosion that occurred at the Diao Kou Xiang Bin Yuan Chemical Co. located within the Dongying Economic Development
2015_Dongying_explosion
Rapid growth of the complexity of a problem due to its combinatorial properties
In mathematics, a combinatorial explosion is the rapid growth of the complexity of a problem due to the way its combinatorics depends on input, constraints
Combinatorial_explosion
Industrial ammonium nitrate explosion
1988, an explosion occurred at a construction site in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, killing six firefighters. The cause of the explosion was attributed
1988_Kansas_City_explosion
1865 explosion in Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
of daring to rescue the crumbled and imprisoned." On the heels of the explosion came fires, which burned until the entire northern part of Mobile lay
Mobile_magazine_explosion
1917 disaster in Colorado, US
The Hastings mine explosion was a fire at the Victor-American Fuel Company coal mine in Hastings, Las Animas County, Colorado, on April 27, 1917, in which
Hastings_mine_explosion
Bomb-disposal technique
A controlled explosion is the deliberate detonation of an explosive, generally as a means of demolishing a building or destroying an improvised or manufactured
Controlled_explosion
Japanese light novel series
KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! (Japanese: この素晴らしい世界に爆焔を！, Hepburn: Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o!) is a Japanese light novel trilogy
KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World!
KonoSuba:_An_Explosion_on_This_Wonderful_World!
The following is a list of boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE) accidents. It shows whether the accident occurred during dangerous goods transportation
List of boiling liquid expanding vapor explosions
List_of_boiling_liquid_expanding_vapor_explosions
Industrial disaster in Jiangsu, China
The 2014 Kunshan explosion (Chinese: 2014年昆山中荣工厂爆炸事故; pinyin: 2014 Nián Kūnshān Zhōngróng Gōngchǎng Bàozhà Shìgù) was a dust explosion that occurred at
2014_Kunshan_explosion
American lottery television show
Cash Explosion, (or simply C.E. since 2017) known as Cash Explosion: Double Play from 1989 until 2012, is the official Ohio Lottery TV game show, which
Cash_Explosion
Gas station explosion in Volgograd, Russia
the afternoon of 10 August 2020, a large explosion occurred at a gas station in Volgograd, Russia. The explosion caused 13 injuries and could be felt thousands
2020_Volgograd_explosion
Fatal apartment explosion in the Netherlands
In the early morning of December 7, 2024, a major explosion occurred in the Mariahoeve en Marlot [nl] neighborhood of The Hague, Netherlands, resulting
2024_The_Hague_explosion
1976 explosion in Fremont, Nebraska, U.S.
collapsed, resulting in 20 deaths and 40 injuries, and caused a fire. The explosion also severely damaged seven surrounding buildings, including the Love-Larson
Hotel_Pathfinder_explosion
Oblast Donguz explosion (European Russia) Show map of European Russia Donguz explosion (Russia) Show map of Russia The Donguz explosion was an incident
Donguz_explosion
2017 terrorist attack in the United Kingdom
controlled explosion was carried out on a suspicious item in Cathedral Gardens. At 22:32, a member of the public made a 999 call about the explosion and identified
Manchester_Arena_bombing
2001 explosion at AZF fertiliser factory in Toulouse, France
On 21 September 2001, an explosion occurred at the AZF (French initialism for AZote Fertilisant, i.e. nitrogen fertiliser) fertiliser factory in Toulouse
Toulouse chemical factory explosion
Toulouse_chemical_factory_explosion
Type of welding that makes use of chemical explosives
Explosion welding (EXW) is a solid state (solid-phase) process where welding is accomplished by accelerating one of the components at extremely high velocity
Explosion_welding
Gas leak explosion in New London, Texas in 1937
The New London School explosion occurred on March 18, 1937, when a natural gas leak caused an explosion that destroyed the London School in New London
New_London_School_explosion
Explosion created from a violent boiling of water
A steam explosion is an explosion caused by violent boiling or flashing of water or ice into steam, it occurs when water or ice is either superheated
Steam_explosion
Semi-professional basketball team
The Snohomish County Explosion was a semi-professional basketball team that last played in the National Athletic Basketball League (NABL) in 2010. The
Snohomish_County_Explosion
Explosion in Braamfontein
The Braamfontein Explosion was an explosion of a freight train carrying dynamite in Braamfontein, a suburb of Johannesburg, in 1896. It was one of the
Braamfontein_Explosion
Disaster in Bergen, Norway
An explosion occurred in Bergen, Norway on 20 April 1944. The Dutch vessel ST Voorbode loaded with 273,000 lb of explosives caught fire and exploded by
1944_Bergen_explosion
1945 incident in Nova Scotia, Canada
705306; -63.6221917 The Bedford Magazine explosion was a conflagration resulting in a series of explosions from July 18 to 19, 1945, in Bedford, Nova
Bedford_Magazine_explosion
Type of crater
An explosion crater is a type of crater formed when material is ejected from the surface of the ground by an explosion at or immediately above or below
Explosion_crater
The effects caused by nuclear explosion on its immediate vicinity are typically much more destructive and multifaceted than those caused by conventional
Effects_of_nuclear_explosions
2010 explosion in Copenhagen, Denmark
The explosion at Hotel Jørgensen was a minor explosion inside of the discount hostel of the same name in central Copenhagen, Denmark. The explosion happened
Hotel_Jørgensen_explosion
Safety device
An explosion vent or rupture panel is a safety device to protect equipment or buildings against excessive internal, explosion-incurred pressures, by means
Explosion_vent
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Boy/Male
Latin Hungarian
Free.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, English
Cottage Town; From the Enclosed Town
Boy/Male
American, Arabic, British, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Iranian, Jamaican, Malayalam, Parsi, Sanskrit, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu
Told by God; God has Listen; To Hear; Sun; His Name is God; Sun Child; Little Sun; Strong Person; Heard of God; God; Good Person
Girl/Female
Tamil
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Rolf, composed of the Germanic elements hrÅd ‘renown’ + wulf ‘wolf’. This name was especially popular among Nordic peoples in the contracted form Hrólfr, and seems to have reached England by two separate channels; partly through its use among pre-Conquest Scandinavian settlers, partly through its popularity among the Normans, who, however, generally used the form Rou(l) (see Rollo).North German : from a personal name, a contracted form of Rudolf, cognate with 1.
Male
Russian
(МотÑ) Pet form of Russian Matvey, MOTYA means "gift of God."Â
Boy/Male
Tamil
Desired, Done with intention
Boy/Male
British, English
Form of Reginald; Counsel Power
Boy/Male
Hindu
Illuminator of the Vedas
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Learned of the Vedas
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v. t.
To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder.
n.
A puff, as of smoke from a pipe, or of dust from a puffball; a slight explosion, as of a small quantity of gunpowder.
v. t.
To burst, shatter, or destroy by an explosion; -- usually with up, down, open, or similar adverb; as, to blow up a building.
n.
A contrivance or apparatus to prevent the explosion of steam boilers.
n.
A bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less sudden manner than by explosion. See Explosion.
n.
A bursting with violence and loud noise, because of internal pressure; as, the explosion of a gun, a bomb, a steam boiler, etc.
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.
n.
A burstion inwards, as of a vessel from which the air has been exhausted; -- contrasted with explosion.
n.
The act of rending, or attempting to rend, heavy masses of rock, earth, etc., by the explosion of gunpowder, dynamite, etc.; also, the charge used for this purpose.
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.
n.
A violent outburst of feeling, manifested by excited language, action, etc.; as, an explosion of wrath.
n.
A ball filled with powder or other combustibles, intended to be thrown among enemies, and to injure by explosion; also, to set fire to their works and light them up, so that movements may be seen.
n.
An explosion, or the noise of one.
n.
A weapon which throws or propels a missile to a distance; any firearm or instrument for throwing projectiles by the explosion of gunpowder, consisting of a tube or barrel closed at one end, in which the projectile is placed, with an explosive charge behind, which is ignited by various means. Muskets, rifles, carbines, and fowling pieces are smaller guns, for hand use, and are called small arms. Larger guns are called cannon, ordnance, fieldpieces, carronades, howitzers, etc. See these terms in the Vocabulary.
a.
Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing explosion; as, the explosive force of gunpowder.
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.
An instrument or agent causing explosion; an exploder; also, an explosive.
n.
A sudden breaking forth; a violent rending; an explosion; as, a burst of thunder; a burst of applause; a burst of passion; a burst of inspiration.
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.