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airburst

noun

Etymology

From air + burst.

  1. derived from *bʰres-✻
  2. derived from *brestaną✻
  3. derived from *brestan✻
  4. derived from berstan
  5. derived from bresten
  6. compounded as airburst — “air + burst”

Definitions

  1. The explosion of a bomb (or similar weapon) or meteoroid in the air rather than on the…

    The explosion of a bomb (or similar weapon) or meteoroid in the air rather than on the ground.

  2. To explode in this manner.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA