Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
FAE

FAE

2 9.9
A weapon that spreads fuel in the air and then lights it to make a very large blast
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : FAE
  • After extensive testing, the new FAE was shown to have increased blast radius.

Examples

  • The use of advanced-conventional fuel-air explosive (FAE) warheads on the Katyushas would have had a much more profound effect in Israeli cities.

    Blog text (12)

  • The military deployed a FAE to target the enemy bunker with precision.

  • Tell them to arm those FAEs, and l mean right now.

    Stealth (2005)

  • Fuel-air explosives, or FAE for short, are a type of gas bomb involving two detonations.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The engineer explained that a FAE creates a shock wave by igniting a fuel cloud.

Synonyms

fuel-air explosive
vsFAE
  • Specialized
1 7.3

A weapon that sprays fuel into the air and then sets it on fire to make a very strong blast

uses cloud-focused wording rather than naming a device
fuel-air bomb
vsFAE
  • Specialized
1 8.4

A bomb that spreads fuel into the air and then explodes to make a very large blast

uses cloud-focused wording rather than naming a weapon
aerosol bomb
vsFAE
  • NSFW
8.2

A weapon that sprays flammable liquid into the air then sets it on fire to make a large explosion

focuses on forming a fuel cloud rather than fine droplets
vacuum bomb
vsFAE
  • NSFW
8.2

A weapon that spreads fuel into the air and then sets it on fire, causing a very large blast

is the same dispersal and ignition method without stressing low pressure effects

How Destructive

FAE
  • Specialized
2 9.9
bomb
∞ 1.8
grenade
170 4.4
firecracker
51 2.6

Surface Forms

FAE singular
FAEs plural

Etymology

The word FAE comes from the phrase fuel-air explosive, a short form made from the 'first letters' of those words. It is a weapon that spreads a cloud of fuel into the air and then sets it off to make a very large blast, which is why FAE means a bomb that creates a wide, powerful explosion.