"thermobaric weapon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thermobaric weapons [plural]
Etymology: From being a weapon which produces heat (“thermo-”) and pressure (“baric”). Etymology templates: {{l|en|weapon}} weapon, {{l|en|thermo-}} thermo-, {{l|en|heat||thermo-}} heat (“thermo-”), {{l|en|baric}} baric, {{l|en|pressure||baric}} pressure (“baric”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} thermobaric weapon (plural thermobaric weapons)
  1. (weaponry) A weapon of a class of bombs, which causes a large explosion, with effects similar to a nuclear blast, by having an explosion, flash of heat, shockwave, producing a vacuum, and vacuum collapse pressure wave. Typically produced by aerosolizing a fuel throughout the air, and setting it alight, producing a detonation, that consumes all the oxygen in the region. Wikipedia link: en:thermobaric weapon Categories (topical): Weapons Synonyms: aerosol bomb, FAE, fuel-air explosive, poor-man's nuke, vacuum bomb
    Sense id: en-thermobaric_weapon-en-noun-srGkMz~h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

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