controlled explosion

noun

The explosion of a small explosive charge, either to destroy a suspect package or unexploded ordinance, or to gain access to a locked enclosure that may be booby-trapped.

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Meanings

nouncontrolled explosion (plural controlled explosions)

plural controlled explosions

  1. The explosion of a small explosive charge, either to destroy a suspect package or unexploded ordinance, or to gain access to a locked enclosure that may be booby-trapped.
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APA

controlled explosion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/controlled%20explosion

MLA

“controlled explosion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/controlled%20explosion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “controlled explosion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/controlled%20explosion.

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