detonating mechanism
1Detonating cord — Reinforced detonation cord filled with Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate (PETN) …
2Naval mine — Polish wz. 08/39 contact mine. The protuberances around the top of the mine, called Hertz horns, are part of the detonation mechanism …
3Improvised explosive device — Ammunition rigged for an IED discovered by Iraqi police in Baghdad in November 2005 …
4timebomb — time bomb n. 1. A bomb with a detonating mechanism that can be set for a particular time. 2. Something that threatens to have an abruptly disastrous outcome in the future. * * * …
5Cargo planes bomb plot — Location United States of America (target); East Midlands Airport and Dubai International Airport (discovered) Date October 29, 2010 (discovered) Target 2 planes Attack …
6infernal machine — noun a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time • Syn: ↑time bomb • Hypernyms: ↑bomb * * * noun : a machine or apparatus designed to explode and destroy life or property : a concealed or disguised bomb * …
7time bomb — noun 1. a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time • Syn: ↑infernal machine • Hypernyms: ↑bomb 2. a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed India is a demographic… …
8small arm — small armed, adj. Usually, small arms. a firearm designed to be held in one or both hands while being fired: in the U.S. the term is applied to weapons of a caliber of up to one in. (2.5 cm). [1680 90] * * * ▪ military technology Introduction… …
9No. 106 Fuze — Early model No. 106 Mk II, without safety shutter, 1917 …
10Contact fuze — A contact fuze, percussion fuze or direct action (D.A.) fuze (UK) is the fuze that is placed in the nose of a bomb or shell so that it will detonate on contact with a hard surface. Many impacts are unpredictable: they may involve a soft surface,… …
