explosion

[ɪkˈsploʊʒn]

Definition:
1. A violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction.
2. The act of exploding or bursting something.
3. A sudden great increase.
4. The noise caused by an explosion.
5. The terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant.
6. A sudden outburst.

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Use 'explosion' in a sentence:

1. The explosion startled the horse.
2. The explosion perforated his eardrum.
3. The house was unoccupied at the time of the explosion.
4. There was an explosion and the whole sky lit up.
5. Bomb disposal experts blew up the bag in a controlled explosion.
6. The explosion which followed blasted out the wall of her apartment.
7. A helicopter crashed in a fiery explosion in Vallejo.
8. The reports of the explosion were brief and uninformative.
9. Investigators say that a fuel explosion may have caused the crash.
10. Pieces of wreckage were found ten miles away from the scene of the explosion.
11. All the windows were blasted inwards with the force of the explosion.
12. They heard what sounded like a huge explosion.
13. The explosion shattered all the windows in the building.
14. The rebels disclaimed all responsibility for the explosion.
15. Flashes of light were followed by an explosion.
16. She was blinded in the explosion.
17. Local residents said it was as if there had been a nuclear explosion.
18. The study also forecast an explosion in the diet soft-drink market.
19. The explosion pitched her violently into the air.
20. The explosion had weakened the building's foundations.
21. The test can accurately predict what a bigger explosion would do.
22. 300 people were injured in the explosion.
23. Bomb Squad officers carried out a controlled explosion of the device.
24. The explosion caused little structural damage to the office towers themselves.
25. The building had been wrecked by the explosion.
26. Four police officers sustained serious injuries in the explosion.
27. Most of the factory was flattened by the explosion.
28. It was a large explosion and the resulting damage was extensive.
29. James Bell suffered second-degree burns in an explosion.
30. One dead child was found in the ruins almost two hours after the explosion.
31. By sheer luck nobody was hurt in the explosion.
32. A huge crater marks the spot where the explosion happened.
33. I heard what might have been an explosion.
34. The explosion completely destroyed the building.
35. The entrance to the train station was closed off following the explosion.
36. He fast-forwarded the tape past the explosion.
37. The explosion made a massive hole in the ground.
38. After the explosion the street was full of people running for cover.
39. The shock of the explosion could be felt up to six miles away.
40. People fled from the explosion in terror.
41. The explosion shook the foundations of the houses nearby.
42. The explosion scattered a flock of birds roosting in the trees.
43. The school took the full force of the explosion.
44. Police said the explosion bore all the hallmarks of a terrorist attack.
45. We watched the explosion from a safe distance.
46. The area where the explosion occurred was closed off by police.