"airburst" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: airbursts [plural]
Etymology: air + burst Etymology templates: {{compound|en|air|burst}} air + burst Head templates: {{en-noun}} airburst (plural airbursts)
  1. The explosion of a bomb (or similar weapon) or large meteorite in the air rather than on the ground. Derived forms: nuclear airburst Translations (explosion): 空中爆炸 (kōngzhōng bàozhà) (Chinese Mandarin), ilmaräjähdys (Finnish), Luftdetonation [feminine] (German), luftbrisad (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-airburst-en-noun-mD5HBO4~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: air burst, air-burst

Verb

Forms: airbursts [present, singular, third-person], airbursting [participle, present], airbursted [participle, past], airbursted [past], airburst [participle, past], airburst [past]
Etymology: air + burst Etymology templates: {{compound|en|air|burst}} air + burst Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=airburst}} airburst (third-person singular simple present airbursts, present participle airbursting, simple past and past participle airbursted or airburst)
  1. To explode in this manner.
    Sense id: en-airburst-en-verb--uO5pbUT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: air burst, air-burst

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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