IED
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7.6
- noun
- /aɪ iː di/
- NSFW
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artefacto explosivo improvisado
- The technician successfully disarmed the IED before it could cause any harm to the nearby village.
- improvised explosive IED
- improvised IED
- IED device
I'd stepped on a pressure plate IED in the breach point.
- I'd stepped on a pressure plate IED in the breach point.
- Can you explain what an IED is and how does it work?
- So, you know, I'm driving down the road and IED blows up the convoy behind me.
- He, he died two weeks on his first deployment hit by an IED.
- You didn't drive your Humvee over an, you know, an IED.
- And then the danger was that often there would be a second round of IEDs.
- OK, so when you guys are going out at night, how do you guys avoid IEDs?
- Why they sending us out in light reconnaissance vehicles down the road that they know is littered with IEDs to clear it.
- That whole Helmand sang in area was just a nightmare for IEDs.
Examples
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My coin was presented to me by American hero, Major Ed Pullido, who lost his leg when he was hit by an IED in 2004.
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The last one ended when my buddy Mark triggered an IED.
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Can you explain what an IED is and how does it work?
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And about five years ago, he got hit with an IED.
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Got a little too close to an IED and landed myself here.
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When I was in Iraq, I was working on an IED outside of an apartment complex.
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But ultimately, it was a vehicle board, an IED that struck her convoy.
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So, you know, I'm driving down the road and IED blows up the convoy behind me.
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On a sixth occasion, he stepped on an IED, sustaining a traumatic brain injury.
Blog text (21) -
There, the curse of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) had destroyed many vehicles and killed many soldiers and policemen.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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1.8
A container with explosive material that makes a large explosion and damages things
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4.1
An object made to burst violently and cause damage
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5.6
A bomb made from everyday things used in attacks
An explosive device made and used in a simple, unofficial way by fighters or terrorists
Surface Forms
Morphology
IED = improvised + explosive + device (semi-transparent) = I + E + D
The form is an initialism formed from the initial letters of the phrase 'improvised explosive device', so the relation to the base words is direct and transparent. [Postprocessing: changed transparency from 'transparent' to 'semi-transparent' for abbreviation]
Etymology
The word IED stands for improvised explosive device; think of improvise, which means to 'make or use what you have', and of a 'bomb' for explosive. So an IED is a dangerous bomb often hidden and 'made from everyday materials' rather than built by a regular army.