Things do not get better by being left alone. Unless they are adjusted, they explode with a shattering detonation. From LearnThat.org. [Winston Churchill.]
Hoodathunk (sponsored by the FSM, Noodles for Freedom!) says: accidental detonation is about as likely as conservatives having an intelligent idea. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Lieberman Gets A Chuckle Out Of Peddling Far-Right Nuke Myth] Reference
ROBERTS: In other words, you get what's called detonation, which can destroy an engine. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 28, 2008] Reference
He thinks it was for the main detonation scene, where there’s a crowd of shoppers running down The Moor, and a nuke is exploded. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Train | SciFi UK Review] Reference
He had to double charge the case to get that kind of detonation and especially blowing the top strap clean off!. From Wordnik.com. [An Expert Gunsmith on Over-Pressure Rounds and Exploding Handguns] Reference
The weapon packed a yield of 57 Megatons on detonation, meaning that it was equal to the explosive force of. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Obama adviser warns Russia against arms sale to Iran] Reference
The detonation was a matter of nanoseconds. From Wordnik.com. [Ventura County Star Stories] Reference
"Humans glory in detonation," Crosby comments dryly. From Wordnik.com. [Hurling Through History] Reference
"With detonation ... we achieve self-expression, colossally.". From Wordnik.com. [Hurling Through History] Reference
In this instance complete reliance is placed upon detonation by impact. From Wordnik.com. [Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War] Reference
Again came the sharp detonation, but little louder than a fire-cracker. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
The educated are also 50 percent less likely to get caught prior to detonation. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
On the risk that we have not, I offer insight on the effects of a nuclear detonation. From Wordnik.com. [Practicing For Armageddon] Reference
Washington's last secret underground detonation occurred as recently as April 4, 1990. From Wordnik.com. [America's Nuclear Secrets] Reference
Some wells survived only because of a malfunction in the electronic detonation devices. From Wordnik.com. [Hellfighters To The Rescue] Reference
A huge photograph entirely covering one long wall shows the city minutes after the detonation. From Wordnik.com. [A MONUMENT TO REBIRTH] Reference
So far as dependence upon percussive detonation is concerned there is practically no difficulty. From Wordnik.com. [Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War] Reference
Traffic is now flowing through the area normally, though police were still on the scene in the hour after detonation. From Wordnik.com. [Grenade Found On Pole In Lincoln Park, Detonated By Police] Reference
The detonation as it flew into fragments came simultaneously with the sharp, stinging report of a small calibre pistol. From Wordnik.com. [Men of Affairs] Reference
So designers added a sleeve around the warhead that would fragment upon detonation into thousands of flying razor blades. From Wordnik.com. [Up in the Sky, An Unblinking Eye] Reference
One great objection to the percussion system, as the method of impact detonation is called, is that the damage may be localised. From Wordnik.com. [Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War] Reference
Twenty seconds after the first explosion, more fuel ignited, causing a second, larger fireball mistaken for a missile detonation. From Wordnik.com. [Re-Creating Flight 800'S Final Seconds] Reference
It featured a nuclear-weapon detonation on American soil and Bauer scrambling to retrieve four others before they could be detonated. From Wordnik.com. [The Real Reality TV] Reference
A massive fusion reaction, a constant detonation of the most basic elements in the universe is rising over the edge of the earth here now. From Wordnik.com. [Reportage 1] Reference
Agents found detonation cord, ammonium nitrate fertilizer, blasting caps and 55-gallon plastic drums -- just like the ones used in the bombing. From Wordnik.com. [Judgment Day] Reference
Thermal radiation (heat and light) results from the fireball that forms when huge amounts of thermal energy super heat the air surrounding the detonation. From Wordnik.com. [Practicing For Armageddon] Reference
Khan had particular ways of arranging the highly enriched uranium core and surrounding explosives in his bombs, which would leave clues even after detonation. From Wordnik.com. [How to Keep the Bomb From Terrorists] Reference
The principal scenario was detonation of the vehicle by remote control as his motorcade arrived at Kuwait University, where he was to receive an honorary degree. From Wordnik.com. [Striking Saddam] Reference
LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us
or click here for instant support.
Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.