explosive charge
6
4.2
- noun
- /ɪkˈsploʊsɪv tʃɑrdʒ/
- Specialized
:
carga explosiva
- None of them heard the faint, muffled thump as an explosive charge knocked out an electrical switching station two blocks away.
- detonation of explosive charge
The Mexican government has been afraid of using those jammers because they know that drones have explosive charge on them.
- The Mexican government has been afraid of using those jammers because they know that drones have explosive charge on them.
Examples
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Mercer and Habte, with the help of Abebe, had laid the explosive charges.
Fiction book (2000) -
Yes, I suppose that would have enough explosive charge to trigger the BD-416...
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Two of these explosive charges placed on the power lines, and one of them failed.
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During a training exercise, he tried to determine why an explosive charge failed to explode.
Academic text (1993) -
Wires run from the wall to the instrument onto which is taped an explosive charge.
Fiction book (1996) -
A recovered unexploded torpedo carried an explosive charge of 1,000 pounds.
Academic text (1991) -
As the bleak afternoon began, the three men were preparing to lower the last hundred-pound explosive charge deep into the ice.
Fiction book (2000) -
Guerrillas plant small explosive charges on the hinges of the cell containing their two captured comrades.
Fiction book (2002) -
Should it become necessary to abandon the aircraft over Soviet territory... then there's a two-and-a-half pound explosive charge... contained within the fuselage.
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During a demolition, workers carefully set the explosive charge to ensure the building collapses safely.
Synonyms
60
7.2
An amount of explosive used to make something explode
51
2.6
A small explosive paper tube that makes a loud bang when you light it
1
6.1
An amount of dynamite set to explode and break rock or buildings
An explosive inside a bomb or shell that breaks it open
How Powerful
- Specialized
6
4.2
- Specialized
60
7.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward modifier + noun composition: 'explosive' (capable of exploding) describes the noun 'charge' (an amount of explosive material), so the combined meaning of an amount of explosive prepared to detonate is directly predictable. This is a common, cross-linguistic compositional pattern and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
The compound explosive charge comes from the literal idea of a single 'load' of explosive material. Picture a packed bundle where explosive material is placed as one charge and then 'set off' at the same time, which is why it means an amount prepared to explode at once.