detonation
noun
det·o·na·tion
ˌde-tᵊn-ˈā-shən 
ˌde-tə-ˈnā-
1
: the action or process of detonating
2
: rapid combustion in an internal combustion engine that results in knocking
Examples of detonation in a Sentence
there was a series of detonations around the base of the condemned building, causing it to come crashing down in a matter of minutes
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The sounds were likely detonations from explosive drones that a new Haitian police task force has been dropping on some gang strongholds.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
The detonation sent chunks of debris raining down over the area, creating a dazzling artificial meteor shower for people in The Bahamas and Florida's Space Coast, among other locales.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Part of our experience was out in the field with metal detectors, the other visiting remote bunkers where many of the dangerous munitions are transported, and kept, until detonation.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
The source said there had been subsequent detonations at the Bryansk chemical plant as well as a large fire.
—Reuters, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
The detonation sent chunks of debris raining down over the area, creating a dazzling artificial meteor shower for people in The Bahamas and Florida's Space Coast, among other locales.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Part of our experience was out in the field with metal detectors, the other visiting remote bunkers where many of the dangerous munitions are transported, and kept, until detonation.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
The source said there had been subsequent detonations at the Bryansk chemical plant as well as a large fire.
—Reuters, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Detonation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detonation. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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