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detonator

noun
/ˈdɛt.ə.neɪ.tə(ɹ)/UK

Etymology

From detonate + -or.

  1. derived from *(s)tenh₂-✻
  2. derived from dētonātus
  3. borrowed from détoner
  4. suffixed as detonator — “detonate + or”

Definitions

  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…

    A small explosive device attached to the railhead to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it.

  3. Any explosive whose action is practically instantaneous.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A gun fired by a percussion cap.

The neighborhood

Derived

microdetonator, pencil detonator

Vish — recursive loop

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