Synonyms: thermobaric bomb, fuel-air bomb, volume-detonation bomb, vacuum bomb, aerosol bomb
Definition: a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive
Usage: a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb
Similar words: bomb
Definition: an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
Similar words: fuel-air explosive, FAE
Definition: a device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges; the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen; the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is below