Burster

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  • noun. An offline device used to burst computer printouts.
  • noun. An astrophysical object that emits a brief but intense burst of gamma or x-radiation.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who bursts; one who breaks in pieces.
  • noun. In mining, a blast-hole bored in solid coal not previously made ready for blasting by shearing or holing.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One that bursts.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. One who, or that which, bursts (causes to burst).
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time
  • Word Usage
    "The kind of white phosphorus artillery shells used as incendiary munitions are those called burster-type white phosphorus, and Global Security explains the difference between the incendiary and smoke rounds in sufficient detail."
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