noun. The act of exploding.

noun. An explosion.

noun. An explosion or sudden report made by heating or striking certain combustible bodies, as fulminating gold; explosion in mass.

noun. An explosion or sudden report made by the instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances.

noun. An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances as, the detonation of gun cotton. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.

noun. Engine knocking, an improper combustion in internal combustion engines

noun. the act of detonating an explosive

noun. a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

"Even minor deterioration at any part of the weapon will cause it to fail to detonate altogether; accidental detonation is about as likely as conservatives having an intelligent idea."

detonate  detonator  

combustion  

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acceleration  bellow  bombardment  clap  combustion  

backfire  bang  bark  blast  blowout