"controlled explosion" meaning in All languages combined

See controlled explosion on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: controlled explosions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} controlled explosion (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. Wikipedia link: controlled explosion
    Sense id: en-controlled_explosion-en-noun-zmFUErkV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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