plastique
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9.9
- noun
- /plæˈstiːk/
- Specialized
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plastique
- The demolition crew carefully placed the plastique explosives to ensure the building would collapse safely.
- plastique explosive
- plastique bomb
Examples
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He fully expected to learn that the C4 plastique had been purchased by a dummy corporation with a forged certificate.
Fiction book (1996) -
The tiny piece of plastique explodes, SHATTERING the fish tank.
Fiction book (1996) -
Put some plastique under the cars and blow it up.
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"And the explosive used was plastique?" he asked.
Fiction book (1996) -
Just, uh, bore a hole in the rock and pack in a little plastique.
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Placing plastique in a car on the Avenue Montaigne.
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That's plastique with a detonator.
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Starlitz ripped the plastique into chunks and stuffed them into his baggy pockets.
Fiction book (1996) -
He molded the plastique into different shapes to fit around various objects for the charges.
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During training, they learned how to handle plastique for controlled demolitions.
Synonyms
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6.1
A soft, strong material used to make bombs or to break large things
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word plastique is like the word plastic and comes from the old Greek plastikos, which means 'to shape' or 'to mold'. So, a plastique explosive is soft and can be shaped to fit a surface.