thermobaric weapon
A weapon of a class of bombs, which causes a large explosion, with effects similar to…A weapon of a class of bombs, which causes a large explosion, with effects similar to a nuclear blast, by having an explosion, flash of heat, shockwave, producing a vacuum, and vacuum collapse pressure wave. Typically produced by aerosolizing a fuel throughout the air, and setting it alight, producing a detonation, that consumes all the oxygen in the region.
Meaning
1 sensesA weapon of a class of bombs, which causes a large explosion, with effects similar to a nuclear blast, by having an explosion, flash of heat, shockwave, producing a vacuum, and vacuum collapse pressure wave. Typically produced by aerosolizing a fuel throughout the air, and setting it alight, producing a detonation, that consumes all the oxygen in the region.
Origin
From being a weapon which produces heat (“thermo-”) and pressure (“baric”).From being a weapon which produces heat (“thermo-”) and pressure (“baric”).
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Forms
plural: thermobaric weapons| Singular | thermobaric weapon |
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