airburst

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noun

The explosion of a bomb (or similar weapon) or meteoroid in the air rather than on the ground.

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Meanings

nounairburst (plural airbursts)

plural airbursts · alternative air burst · alternative air-burst

  1. The explosion of a bomb (or similar weapon) or meteoroid in the air rather than on the ground.
verbairburst (third-person singular simple present airbursts, present participle airbursting, simple past and past participle airbursted or airburst)

present singular third person airbursts · participle present airbursting · participle past airbursted · past airbursted · alternative air burst · alternative air-burst

  1. To explode in this manner.

Origin

From air + burst.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 空中爆炸
  • 空中爆炸 (kōngzhōng bàozhà)explosion
Finnish ilmaräjähdys
  • ilmaräjähdysexplosion
German Luftdetonation
  • Luftdetonationexplosion
Swedish luftbrisad
  • luftbrisadexplosion
Cite this entry
APA

airburst. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airburst

MLA

“airburst.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airburst. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “airburst,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airburst.

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