dynamite charge
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt tʃɑrdʒ/
- Specialized
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carga de dinamita
- Before the construction could begin, they placed a dynamite charge to clear the site.
Examples
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They prepared a dynamite charge to safely demolish the old building.
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Now when you get to that bush there, Elmer's gonna let off a little dynamite charge.
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An impulse, delivered either by a dynamite charge set off underground or by large vibrator trucks, sends a seismic wave into the ground, which is then recorded by the geophones as it is reflected back to the surface.
Academic text (2001) -
The workers set a dynamite charge in the quarry to blast away the rock.
Synonyms
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7.2
An amount of explosive used to make something explode
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4.1
An object made to burst violently and cause damage
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4.2
An amount of material placed to blow up at one time
An explosive inside a bomb or shell that breaks it open
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
Both constituents denote explosive material and the compound follows a straightforward noun+noun composition: a "dynamite charge" is simply a charge (an amount/prepared explosive) composed of dynamite. This compositional pattern is literal and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows 'dynamite' and 'charge' will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Dynamite charge comes from a simple image: a charge is the load placed to make a blast, and dynamite is the powerful explosive used for heavy work. So a dynamite charge is the amount of dynamite set to 'explode' or 'blow up' something.