Discharge
Explosion
Explosion noun - The act or an instance of exploding.
Usage example: the explosion of the first atomic bomb at Hiroshima
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Synonyms for Explosion
Discharge is a synonym for explosion in blast topic. You can use "Discharge" instead a noun "Explosion", if it concerns topics such as outburst, detonation.
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How words are described
| full | full discharge | full explosion |
| single | single discharge | single explosion |
| powerful | powerful discharge | powerful explosion |
| massive | massive discharge | massive explosion |
| Other adjectives: big, huge, fiery, accidental, destructive, eventual, sudden, electrical. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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While the explosion took place on April 20, the actual sinking - which started the discharge of thousands of barrels of crude oil into the Gulf - happened on April 22... Earth Day.
Source: Irony -
When Egghead pulled the trigger, the arrow lodged itself in the barrel in the path of the discharge, and then the weapon went off, resulting in a fatal explosion.
Source: Blasting It out of Their Hands -
The Hindenburg deflagration (technically not an explosion) was caused by static discharge igniting the doping (paint) on its outer skin.
Source: Made of Explodium
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