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detonator
[ det-n-ey-ter ]
noun
- a device, as a percussion cap, used to make another substance explode.
- something that explodes.
detonator
/ ˈɛəˌԱɪə /
noun
- a small amount of explosive, as in a percussion cap, used to initiate a larger explosion
- a device, such as an electrical generator, used to set off an explosion from a distance
- a substance or object that explodes or is capable of exploding
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of detonator1
Example Sentences
A transmitter believed to be a detonator was found in the truck with Jabbar.
“Hurley gets this flare gun, and he fires the flare gun into the air with a massive detonator as a tribute to the ship,” explains Dr John Shears who led the expedition that found Endurance.
A masked fighter walks the deck of the crippled oil tanker, kneels before a collection of wires and a detonator, then presses a button.
When the gunman was found, he was carrying a remote detonator and his car contained explosives, law enforcement sources have told US media.
After he was killed, agents found homemade explosives inside his car and a remote detonator alongside his body, according to those familiar with evidence gathered in the investigation.
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