OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 6060

explosion

/ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
explosión
A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical); an act or instance of exploding.
A man was injured by an explosion caused by drilling into a missed shot at the Mendota mine above Silver Plume, Colo.
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