fuel-air explosive

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 103405304)
    is a type of: explosive device - device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy
    subtypes: aerosol bomb, fuel-air bomb, thermobaric bomb, vacuum bomb, volume-detonation bomb - a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive
    same as: fae

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