💥 A violent burst 📈 A rapid increase 😡 A sudden outburst 🔊 A sound burst ⛳ A sand shot

explosion

1 7.7

A golf shot that lifts sand with the ball to escape a bunker

noun
/ɪkˈsploʊʒən/

Jargon

: golpe de búnker

To escape from the bunker, he used an explosion shot, sending the ball high into the air.

Examples

Most golfers find that a well-executed explosion shot can help them get out of a challenging sand trap.
People were understandably too busy at the time to witness the initial explosion of sand onto the surface.

Blog text (31)
He dived in like a cannonball and made an explosion, a sand explosion.
A successful explosion shot in golf requires a delicate touch to lift both the ball and the sand.

Synonyms

golf shot

vsexplosion

2 2.7

A swing of a golf club to hit the ball

is a specific swing played from a sand bunker that lifts sand with ball

Compounds

nuclear explosion

8 4.1

A very large explosion caused by a nuclear reaction, like an atomic bomb

atomic explosion

Specialized

3 4.2

A huge blast from an atomic bomb that destroys a wide area

fulminous explosion

9.0

A very sudden powerful blast that breaks things and makes loud noise

Surface Forms

explosion singular

explosions plural

Morphology

explosion = explode (opaque) = explode + sion

This is specialized golf jargon referring to a bunker shot; although historically related to 'burst/lift', the sense is technical and not obvious to general learners.

Etymology

In golf, an explosion names the shot that lifts sand and the ball out of a bunker; the word uses ex- ('out') and the idea of a quick burst. That is why the shot is like a small 'explosion' of sand and ball coming out together.