explosion-proof

adjective

Designed and constructed to withstand or minimize damage from an internal or external explosion.

OriginEnglish explosion ← French explosion ← Latin explosiōnem →
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Meanings

adjectiveexplosion-proof (not comparable)

alternative explosionproof

  1. not comparableDesigned and constructed to withstand or minimize damage from an internal or external explosion.

Origin

  1. Latinexplosiō
  2. Latinexplosiōnem
  3. Frenchexplosion
  4. Englishexplosion
  5. Englishexplosion-proof

From explosion + -proof.

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APA

explosion-proof. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/explosion-proof

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Chicago

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