Definition: the act of exploding or bursting
Usage: the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children; the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft
Main entry: explosion
Definition: a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball
Main entry: explosion
Definition: a sudden outburst
Usage: an explosion of laughter; an explosion of rage
Main entry: plosion, explosion
Definition: the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
Main entry: detonation, blowup, explosion
Definition: a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
Main entry: explosion
Definition: the noise caused by an explosion
Usage: the explosion was heard a mile away
Main entry: explosion
Definition: a sudden great increase
Usage: the population explosion; the information explosion