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Sequence of events that results in the detonation of explosives
sequence, also called an explosive train or a firing train, is a sequence of events that culminates in the detonation of explosives. For safety reasons, most
Explosive_train
Substance that can explode
An explosive (or explosive material) is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce an explosion if released
Explosive
Degree to which an explosive can be set off by impact, heat, or friction
sensitive explosive materials to create an escalating chain reaction is known as an explosive train, initiation sequence, or firing train. High explosives are
Sensitivity_(explosives)
Rangefinder and collision detection system
explosive train before the shell detonates. In all four settings, the high explosive in the mortar shell is detonated by a cascading explosive train of
M734_fuze
Numbers, classes, and proper shipping names allocated to dangerous goods
Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods are as follows: Explosives shipping classification system – Part of the United Nations Recommendations
List of UN numbers 0301 to 0400
List_of_UN_numbers_0301_to_0400
Type of munition fuze used with artillery munitions
compound or a parachute flare. Fuzes normally have two explosive components in their explosive train: a very small detonator (or primer) struck by a firing
Artillery_fuze
Type of explosive material
Plastic explosive is a soft and hand-moldable solid form of explosive material. Within the field of explosives engineering, plastic explosives are also
Plastic_explosive
Terrorist attack on Madrid's suburban trains
It was later reported that thirteen improvised explosive devices (IEDs) had been placed on the trains. Bomb disposal teams (TEDAX) arriving at the scenes
2004_Madrid_train_bombings
Type of quick release fastener
Frangible nut, the counterpart of the explosive bolt U.S. Army Material Command Pamphlet 706-179 - 'Explosive Trains' (PDF). U.S. Army. 9 March 1965. p. 108
Pyrotechnic_fastener
Small explosive device used to trigger a larger explosion
small explosive device or small quantity of explosive, which can be combined with a fuse, used for detonating a larger charge of high explosive. Detonators
Detonator
2017 terrorist explosion in England
crudely assembled "bucket bomb" with a timer containing shrapnel and the explosive TATP that failed to detonate fully. Police arrested the main suspect,
Parsons_Green_train_bombing
Activity to dispose of and render safe explosive munitions and other materials
Bomb disposal is an explosives engineering profession using the process by which hazardous explosive devices are disabled or otherwise rendered safe. Bomb
Bomb_disposal
Unconventionally produced bomb
An improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional
Improvised_explosive_device
Explosive chemical compound
RDX (Research Department Explosive or Royal Demolition Explosive), or hexogen, also known by other names, is an organic compound with the formula (CH2N2O2)3
RDX
Family of related US-specified plastic explosives consisting primarily of RDX
The Composition C family is a family of related US-specified plastic explosives consisting primarily of RDX. All can be moulded by hand for use in demolition
Composition_C
Improvised explosive device consisting of explosive material within a sealed pipe
A pipe bomb is a hand-throwable anti-personnel improvised explosive device (IED), a bomb made from a piece of pipe. From a technical point of view, a
Pipe_bomb
English actress and model (born 1984)
days after Merna's announcement. The character was killed off in an explosive train accident on 12 November 2014, with cast members and television critics
Gemma_Merna
Former Yugoslavian mine
protective plug is unscrewed, the wrench is fitted, interrupting the explosive train and the fuze is set in safe position; the safety element is put on
TMRP-6
2025 American drama film
Train Dreams is a 2025 American period drama film directed by Clint Bentley, who co-wrote the screenplay with Greg Kwedar, based on the 2011 novella by
Train_Dreams_(film)
1984 terrorist attack in Italy perpetrated by the Sicilian mafia
weapons and explosives. This explosive was checked by forensic labs in Rome and Florence, and proved to be the same as the one used on Train 904. On 9 January
Train_904_bombing
Precision-guided general-purpose bomb
impact, the live bomb functioned effectively, validating the complete explosive train and proving operational readiness. The trials were conducted with the
High_Speed_Low_Drag_Bomb
List of large explosions
intentional, caused by modern high explosives, boiling liquid expanding vapour explosions (BLEVEs), older explosives such as gunpowder, volatile petroleum-based
Largest artificial non-nuclear explosions
Largest_artificial_non-nuclear_explosions
Military unit
railway station, a High Speed Train locomotive, no. 43087 operated by Great Western Railway (FGW), was named 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment Royal
11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search Regiment RLC
11_Explosive_Ordnance_Disposal_and_Search_Regiment_RLC
Improvised explosive device
A pressure cooker bomb is an improvised explosive device (IED) created by inserting explosive material into a pressure cooker and attaching a blasting
Pressure_cooker_bomb
Military badge of the United States Armed Forces
recognizes those service members, qualified as explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians, who are specially trained to deal with the construction, deployment
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge
Explosive_Ordnance_Disposal_Badge
1980 IRA attack in Northern Ireland
consisting of a 5lb block of explosives attached to a petrol can with a simple time device intended to delay the explosion until the train was empty that evening
Dunmurry_train_bombing
Explosive weapon that uses exothermic reaction
A bomb is an explosive weapon that uses the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy.
Bomb
Former government magazine in City of Hobsons Bay, Australia
The Truganina Explosives Reserve was a secure storage facility near Altona in the Australian state of Victoria. It was in operation from 1901 to 1962 to
Truganina_Explosives_Reserve
Bombing of express train in Uttar Pradesh, India
the carriage's toilet, where a bomb using the explosive RDX had detonated. RDX is a military grade explosive which had been used in several terrorist attacks
Jaunpur_train_bombing
2022 film by David Leitch
rigs it with explosives, and sabotages Yuichi's gun to explode if fired. Ladybug later clashes with Tangerine and knocks him off the train, though Tangerine
Bullet_Train_(film)
Payload-carrying projectile
a modern military context, is a projectile whose payload contains an explosive, incendiary, or other chemical filling. Originally it was called a bombshell
Shell_(projectile)
Type of high explosive
Madrid bombings to use the explosive to derail a high-speed train.[citation needed] In 1973, about 80 kilograms of the explosive was used by ETA in Operation
Goma-2
Safety practices related to explosives
Explosives safety refers to the practices taken during the use of explosives to prevent injury or death. Explosives include chemicals such as TNT or dynamite
Explosives_safety
Bomb attack on a Strasbourg–Paris train
investigators found that the rails had been sabotaged using an explosive device that went off when the train passed over it. It also emerged that the stationmaster
1961 Vitry-Le-François train bombing
1961_Vitry-Le-François_train_bombing
1916 major naval battle during World War I
exposed explosive, with each charge leaking small amounts of gunpowder from the igniter bags. In effect, the gun crews had laid an explosive train from the
Battle_of_Jutland
Terrorist bombing in Paris, France
The Paris RER bombing took place on 25 July 1995, when an improvised explosive device was detonated inside of a railcar on line B of the Réseau Express
1995_Paris_RER_bombing
Non-destructive inspection process
disadvantage: some explosive compounds (such as acetone peroxide) do not contain nitrogen and are therefore harder to detect. Specially trained dogs can be used
Explosive_detection
Specialized body armor for protection from explosions
A bomb suit, explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) suit or a blast suit is a heavy suit of body armor designed to withstand the pressure generated by a bomb
Bomb_suit
Device which initiates munition explosion
a small amount of primary explosive to initiate the detonation. Fuzes for large explosive charges may include an explosive booster. The word derives from
Fuze
U.S. law enforcement agency
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF; unofficially abbreviated as BATFE) is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Bureau_of_Alcohol,_Tobacco,_Firearms_and_Explosives
2025 Japanese film by Shinji Higuchi
there are more explosives aboard the train and decides not to stop. The crew successfully evacuate most of the passengers to the rescue train, with the exception
Bullet_Train_Explosion
artillery train. it had 80 cm 7,100 kg with 250 kg explosive filling (concrete piercing); or 4,800 kg with 700 kg explosive filling (high explosive.) it served
List_of_armoured_trains
De facto leader of al-Qaeda since 2022
become Al-Qaeda. He became an explosives trainer for new recruits and would stay in Afghanistan after the war to train members of the newly formed Taliban
Saif_al-Adel
Railway accident caused by sabotage
communist-directed Viet Minh rebels. Officials said that a strong explosive charge detonated just as the train arrived at the viaduct, tumbling a 25-foot span into
1953 Col des Nuages derailment
1953_Col_des_Nuages_derailment
Explosive device hidden in a body cavity of a person or animal
A body cavity bomb (BCB) is an explosive device hidden inside the body of a person in order to commit a suicide attack. Although this is a common plot
Body_cavity_bomb
Air attack on Rennes marshalling yard
time by troop-trains and others carrying refugees from northern France. The explosion of two trains loaded with ammunition and high explosives unleashed havoc
German_air_raid_on_Rennes
US Army bomb disposal personnel
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) in the United States Army is the specialization responsible for detecting, identifying, evaluating, rendering safe,
Explosive ordnance disposal (United States Army)
Explosive_ordnance_disposal_(United_States_Army)
Terrorist attack Kaduna State, Nigeria, in 2022
23 February 2022. "BREAKING Bandits Bomb Kaduna Train Station With Explosive Devices Hours After Train Bombing". Sahara Reporters. New York City, United
Abuja–Kaduna_train_attack
American racehorse trainer (born 1981)
racehorse trainer. In 2026, she won the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes as the trainer of Golden Tempo, becoming the first woman to train a Derby
Cherie_DeVaux
Sudden release of heat and gas
created by high explosives are known as detonations and travel through shock waves. Subsonic explosions are created by low explosives through a slower
Explosion
US Navy personnel who render safe or detonate unexploded ordnance
United States Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians render safe all types of ordnance, including improvised, chemical, biological, and nuclear
Explosive ordnance disposal (United States Navy)
Explosive_ordnance_disposal_(United_States_Navy)
Type of firearm propellant
distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, is the earliest known chemical explosive. It consists of a mixture of sulfur, charcoal (which is mostly carbon)
Gunpowder
Explosives that have not fully detonated
ordnance (UXO, sometimes abbreviated as UO) and unexploded bombs (UXBs) are explosive weapons (bombs, shells, grenades, land mines, naval mines, cluster munition
Unexploded_ordnance
2004 Hong Kong film by Sam Leong
Explosive City is a 2004 Hong Kong action film written, produced and directed by Sam Leong and starring Simon Yam, Alex Fong, Hisako Shirata and Sonny
Explosive_City
Dutch train hijacking by 9 Moluccans
team of demolition experts set off explosives. The train was then stormed, and most hostages freed. Six of the nine train hijackers, as well as two hostages
1977_Dutch_train_hijacking
2008 Japanese TV series or program
ga Ashita no Resukyū Fōsu da) Tomica Hero: Rescue Force Explosive Movie: Rescue the Mach Train! (トミカヒーロー レスキューフォース 爆裂MOVIE マッハトレインをレスキューせよ!, Tomika Hīrō
Tomica_Hero:_Rescue_Force
2024 film by Guy Ritchie
Alex Pettyfer. Based on the 2014 book Churchill's Secret Warriors: The Explosive True Story of the Special Forces Desperadoes of WWII by Damien Lewis,
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
The_Ministry_of_Ungentlemanly_Warfare
Bombing of passenger train in Mumbai
At 19:45 on 13 March 2003, a bomb exploded as a train pulled into the Mulund railway station. The bomb was placed in the first class ladies' compartment
March_2003_Mumbai_bombing
International train between India and Pakistan
The Samjhauta Express (transl. Agreement Express) was a twice-weekly train, Thursday and Monday, that ran between Delhi and Attari in India and Lahore
Samjhauta_Express
.50 caliber (12.7×99mm NATO) ammunition type
uses a pyrotechnical ignition train. The multipurpose name is based on an armor-piercing tungsten core, a high explosive, and an incendiary component,
Raufoss_Mk_211
Japanese high-speed rail system
foreign high speed trains, are designed to mitigate the intense noise resembling an explosive sound generated by compression waves when trains enter tunnels
Shinkansen
The Fido explosives detector is a battery-powered, handheld sensory device that uses amplifying fluorescent polymer (AFP) materials to detect trace levels
Fido_explosives_detector
Maximum-intensity explosive exercises
years was able to create even more ways of using this method to train and improve explosive power. Plyometrics (the shock method) was created by Yuri Verkhoshansky
Plyometrics
Irish republican attack in London
holes and stuffed with 10 lb (4.5 kg) of Semtex high explosives required to initiate the explosive train. Attached to the booster tubes were lengths of makeshift
1996_Docklands_bombing
Islamist suicide terrorist attacks
Line near Russell Square. All four explosions were caused by improvised explosive devices made from concentrated hydrogen peroxide and pepper, packed into
7_July_2005_London_bombings
One of eleven learning centers of U.S. Naval Education and Training Command
Navy Center for Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Diving (CENEODDIVE) is one of the eleven learning centers responsible for training explosive ordnance disposal
Center for Explosive Ordnance Disposal & Diving
Center_for_Explosive_Ordnance_Disposal_&_Diving
2006 terrorist attack on the Mumbai Suburban Railway by Lashkar-e-Taiba
possibility of all explosives being planted at the Churchgate railway station, which was the starting point for all affected trains. Initially, religious
2006_Mumbai_train_bombings
Armoured train
The train also features an electronic warfare platform utilizing the Kamysh jamming system, which is designed to disrupt radio-controlled explosive devices
Russian armoured train Yenisei
Russian_armoured_train_Yenisei
Controversies surrounding 2004 Madrid train bombing
police report. In the immediate aftermath of the train bombings it was suspected that the explosive used in the bombs may have been Titadine, as initial
Controversies about the 2004 Madrid train bombings
Controversies_about_the_2004_Madrid_train_bombings
2025 video game
already, don't miss Battle Train". Digital Trends. Retrieved March 7, 2026. "New DLC for Explosive Roguelite Battle Train Now Available on PC and Nintendo
Battle_Train
United States Army manual
the Army. Like many other U.S. military manuals dealing with improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and unconventional warfare, it was declassified and released
TM 31-210 Improvised Munitions Handbook
TM_31-210_Improvised_Munitions_Handbook
1988 accidental detonation of explosives on a train in Arzamas, Gorky Oblast, USSR
in Soviet and Russian history. A freight train featuring three goods wagons carrying 118 tonnes of explosives from Dzerzhinsk to the Kazakh SSR exploded
Arzamas_train_disaster
Parklands in Victoria, Australia
The parklands comprise the following areas: Truganina Park Truganina Explosives Reserve Truganina Swamp Kooringal Golf Course Altona Treatment Plant Apex
Truganina_Coastal_Parklands
Train hijacking in Balochistan, Pakistan
March 2025. The attackers detonated explosives in tunnels and on the train tracks before opening fire on the train, halting it in a mountainous region
2025_Jaffar_Express_hijacking
1978 film by Michael Crichton
The First Great Train Robbery (known in the United States as The Great Train Robbery) is a 1978 British heist comedy film directed by Michael Crichton
The_First_Great_Train_Robbery
Bombing of passenger train in India
The Brahmaputra Mail train bombing was a terrorist attack on a train travelling in Western Assam in Eastern India on 30 December 1996. The bomb wrecked
Brahmaputra Mail train bombing
Brahmaputra_Mail_train_bombing
State train of North Korea
bulletproof glass and reinforced walls and floors to protect against explosives. Likewise, the train is heavily armed, with heavy weapons reportedly on board that
Taeyangho_armoured_train
July 2005 London bombings
Ibrahim, of Stoke Newington, was convicted of attempting to detonate an explosive device on a bus in Haggerston, London and sentenced to life imprisonment
21 July 2005 London bombings trial
21_July_2005_London_bombings_trial
2010 train accident in India
On 28 May 2010, a Jnaneshwari Express train with WAP-4 electrified locomotive derailed at about 1 a.m. in the West Midnapore district of West Bengal,
Jnaneswari Express train derailment
Jnaneswari_Express_train_derailment
Month of 1959
the Mercury spacecraft. The design consisted of a continuous double explosive train to assure that all bolts were actually broken upon activation of the
May_1959
Law enforcement agency in California, United States
the FBI in handling explosive devices, military ordnance and unknown suspicious packages. The detail utilizes an explosives trained K-9 to detect many
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department
San_Bernardino_County_Sheriff's_Department
American satirical superhero series
Retrieved August 3, 2024. Danoff, Owen (October 5, 2023). "'Gen V' Drops an Explosive Track by Christopher Lennertz & Matt Bowen [Exclusive]". Screen Rant.
The_Boys_(TV_series)
information on A-Train, during which they deduce that his skin does not protect him from internal trauma and insert C-4 explosives into his rectum. Hughie
List_of_The_Boys_characters
This is a list of films set on trains. "Back to the Future III (1990)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved December
List_of_films_set_on_trains
British terrorist jailed in a US federal prison
Airlines Flight 63 between Paris and Miami, wearing shoes packed with explosives, which he unsuccessfully tried to detonate. Passengers subdued him on
Richard_Reid
British Army specialist soldier
the Royal Logistic Corps, trained to inspect, repair, test, store, and modify all ammunition, guided missiles, and explosives used by the British Army
Ammunition_technician
Bees or wasps trained to detect dangerous substances
in the order Hymenoptera that can be trained to perform a variety of tasks to detect substances such as explosive materials or illegal drugs, as well as
Hymenoptera_training
Class of bomb-sniffing dogs
Vapor wake canines are dogs that have been trained to alert their human handlers to the presence of explosive threats so that they can be stopped before
Vapor_wake_canine
Train transporting or using hydrogen
transportation, the original (2003) generic term "hydrail" includes hydrogen trains, zero-emission multiple units, or ZEMUs—generic terms describing rail vehicles
Hydrogen_train
2000 train crash in Åmot, Norway
Rena in Østerdalen. A train from Trondheim collided with a local train from Hamar on the Røros Line, resulting in an explosive fire. Nineteen people were
Åsta_accident
2004 train wreck in North Korea
used in some explosives, as a fertilizer, and in rocket fuel. The Sunday Telegraph attributed the disaster to "the explosion of a train carrying ammonium
Ryongchon_disaster
1912–14 campaign orchestrated by British suffragettes
government, churches and the general public, and saw the use of improvised explosive devices, arson, letter bombs, assassination attempts and other forms of
Suffragette bombing and arson campaign
Suffragette_bombing_and_arson_campaign
Carrying, free of charge, a transport company's own staff
She helped administer oxygen to passengers after the plane suffered explosive decompression. She survived because she was wedged between several seats
Deadheading_(employee)
Flexible explosive material
Sheet explosives are materials formed by combining an explosive with a "rubberizer" — a flexible binding agent. The resulting compound is cast into a
Sheet_explosive
Excavation method using explosives
Drilling and blasting is the controlled use of explosives and other methods, such as gas pressure blasting pyrotechnics, to break rock for excavation.
Drilling_and_blasting
2013 oil train crash in Québec, Canada
an unattended 73-car Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (MMA) freight train carrying Bakken Formation crude oil rolled down a 1.2% grade from Nantes
Lac-Mégantic_rail_disaster
Transportation Security Administration program
Retriever Vizsla There are two types of explosive detection canines trained by the TSA: Conventional explosive detection canines (EDC) who undergo a 10-week
National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program
National_Explosives_Detection_Canine_Team_Program
Comics character
crew disarmed the explosives Frank had set in their boat's engine room. However, it is revealed that Barracuda rearmed the explosives, and the Punisher
Barracuda_(Marvel_Comics)
Terrorist incident in Germany
2006, two men placed two suitcases filled with bombs on regional commuter trains in Germany. Departing from the central station in Cologne, the bombs were
2006 German train bombing attempts
2006_German_train_bombing_attempts
2004 derailment and explosion of a freight train in Khayyam, Iran
The Neishapur train disaster was a large explosion in the village of Khayyam near Nishapur in Iran, on 18 February 2004. Nearly 300 people were killed
Nishapur_train_disaster
EXPLOSIVE TRAIN
EXPLOSIVE TRAIN
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Muslim
Unique, Singular, Exclusive
Girl/Female
Muslim
Very rare, Exclusive
Girl/Female
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Muslim
Expensive Pearl
Girl/Female
Arabic, Farsi, Iranian, Muslim
Precious; Expensive
Boy/Male
Hindu
Kind, Explosive, A dynamic person
Girl/Female
Muslim
Unique, Singular, Exclusive
Boy/Male
Tamil
Kind, Explosive, A dynamic person
Boy/Male
Hindu
Kind, Explosive, A dynamic person
Boy/Male
Tamil
Kind, Explosive, A dynamic person
Girl/Female
Indian
Unique, Singular, Exclusive
Girl/Female
Indian
Unique, Singular, Exclusive
Boy/Male
African, Arabic, Swahili
Expensive; Scare; Costly
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Marathi, Parsi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Fire; Splendor; Explosive; Dynamic
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Dear; Expensive
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Exclusive; Graceful
Girl/Female
Muslim
Unique, Singular, Exclusive
Boy/Male
Muslim
An expensive wood
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Exclusive unique
Boy/Male
Indian
Expensive
Girl/Female
Indian
Unique, Singular, Exclusive
EXPLOSIVE TRAIN
EXPLOSIVE TRAIN
Boy/Male
Tamil
Karthikundan | காரà¯à®¤à¯€à®•à¯à®¨à¯à®¤à®¨
God
Female
Swedish
Swedish form of Old Norse Arnbjorg, ARNBORG means "eagle protection."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Wire.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Howshea, HOSHEA means "salvation."Â
Boy/Male
Hindu
Soham, I am
Boy/Male
Biblical
The soul; he that rests; refreshes himself; or respires.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Inchara | இநà¯à®šà®¾à®°Â Â
Sweet voice
Male
Hebrew
(בְּתוּ×ֵל) Hebrew name BETHUW'EL means "God destroys" or "man of God." In the bible, this is the name of a town and also the name of the father of Rebecca.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Muslim, Oriya, Sikh, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Singing Bird; Nightingale; A Songbird
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
A worshipper
EXPLOSIVE TRAIN
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n.
An instrument or agent causing explosion; an exploder; also, an explosive.
n.
Explosion.
a.
Explosive.
n.
A violent outburst of feeling, manifested by excited language, action, etc.; as, an explosion of wrath.
a.
Not explosive.
v. t.
Firing off; explosive removal of a charge; explosion; letting off; as, a discharge of arrows, of artillery.
n.
An explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a rapid chemical reaction, as gunpowder, or nitro-glycerine.
a.
Exclusive.
a.
Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing explosion; as, the explosive force of gunpowder.
n.
A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the breath; (Phonetics) one of consonants p, b, t, d, k, g, which are sounded with a sort of explosive power of voice. [See Guide to Pronunciation, Ã 155-7, 184.]
a.
Having the power of preventing entrance; debarring from participation or enjoyment; possessed and enjoyed to the exclusion of others; as, exclusive bars; exclusive privilege; exclusive circles of society.
adv.
In an explosive manner.
n.
An implosive sound, an implodent.
a.
Not taking into the account; excluding from consideration; -- opposed to inclusive; as, five thousand troops, exclusive of artillery.
n.
See Explosive, n., 2.
a.
Occasioning expense; calling for liberal outlay; costly; dear; liberal; as, expensive dress; an expensive house or family.
n.
A bursting with violence and loud noise, because of internal pressure; as, the explosion of a gun, a bomb, a steam boiler, etc.
a.
Rent open by an explosive.
a.
Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive; of much expanse; wide-extending; as, the expansive force of heat; the expansive quality of air.
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.