The Learning Network Blog: Word of the Day | detonation

detonation •ˌde-tən-ˈā-shən, ˌde-tə-ˈnā-• noun

one. the act of setting off an explosive
two. a violent release of energy triggered by a chemical or nuclear reaction

The word detonation has appeared in 57 New York Occasions articles or blog posts in the previous 12 months, like on Could 27 in “Guards in India Had been Outgunned, Assault Survivor Says” by Gardiner Harris and Hari Kumar:

NEW DELHI — A survivor of one of the worst guerrilla attacks in India’s lengthy-operating Maoist insurgency explained Sunday that the security force guarding the ambushed convoy of best state political leaders in the state of Chhattisgarh was outnumbered and outgunned during an hourlong firefight.

… The attack started with the detonation of a bomb, which forced the vehicles to stop, and continued with a barrage of automatic-weapons fire, Mr. Bajpai said.

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The Learning Network Blog: Word of the Day | detonation