DETONATOR

Detonator

A detonator is a device used to trigger an explosive device. Detonators can be chemically, mechanically, or electrically initiated, the latter two being the most common.

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detonator

Noun

  1. A device used to detonate an explosive device etc.
  2. a small explosive device attached to the railhead to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it.


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