"detonator" meaning in English

See detonator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛt.ə.neɪ.tə(r)/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-detonator.wav [UK] Forms: detonator [singular], detonators [plural]
Etymology: detonate + -or Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|detonate|or}} detonate + -or Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A detonator is a device that blows up a bomb.
    Sense id: simple-detonator-en-noun-mdT4Qyiu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -or
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