"explosion-proof" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: explosionproof [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin explosiō Latin explosiōnemder. French explosionbor. English explosion English -proof English explosion-proof From explosion + -proof. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|explosion|-proof|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin explosiō Latin explosiōnemder. French explosionbor. English explosion English -proof English explosion-proof [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "explosiō", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "explosiōnem", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "explosion", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "explosion", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-proof", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "explosion-proof", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="explosion-proof"> From explosion + -proof., {{ety|en|:af|explosion|-proof|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-u-h₂- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-u-d- Latin plaudō Latin explōdō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tio Latin explosiō Latin explosiōnemder. French explosionbor. English explosion English proof English -proof English explosion-proof From explosion + -proof. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} explosion-proof (not comparable)
  1. Designed and constructed to withstand or minimize damage from an internal or external explosion. Tags: not-comparable

Alternative forms

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