An explosion or sudden report made by the instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances' as, the detonation of gun cotton.
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A violent gust of wind.
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The act or process of inflating, or the state of being inflated, as with air or gas; distention; expansion; enlargement.
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The act of percussing, or striking one body against another; forcible collision, esp. such as gives a sound or report.
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of Burst
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To relieve of a charge, load, or burden; to empty of a load or cargo; to unburden; to unload; as, to discharge a vessel.
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The act of exploding; detonation; a chemical action which causes the sudden formation of a great volume of expanded gas; as, the explosion of gunpowd…
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To explode with a sudden report; as, niter detonates with sulphur.
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To explode with a sudden report; as, niter detonates with sulphur.
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To become suddenly expanded into a great volume of gas or vapor; to burst violently into flame; as gunpowder explodes.
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To become suddenly expanded into a great volume of gas or vapor; to burst violently into flame; as gunpowder explodes.
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The act of exploding; detonation; a chemical action which causes the sudden formation of a great volume of expanded gas; as, the explosion of gunpowd…
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