detonation

🇺🇸 /ˌdetəˈneɪʃn/ 🇬🇧 /ˌdetəˈneɪʃn/
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noun
R

A loud explosion, like what happens when a bomb goes off.

The soldiers heard the detonation of a nearby bomb and quickly took cover.

translation

n. A loud explosion, like what happens when a bomb goes off.

Word Forms

Plural detonations