detonator
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detonator
- /ˈdɛt.ə.neɪ.tə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈdɛtn̩eɪ.tə(ɹ)/ UK
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From detonate + -or.
noun detonators
- A device used to detonate an explosive device etc.
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A small explosive device attached to the railhead to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it.
Warning messages were relayed to the signalmen at Slough East and Dolphin Junction boxes with such celerity that the up main signals were replaced to danger in front of the express before it finally stopped. The signalman at Dolphin Junction just had time to replace the down main signals and pull th
Similar: torpedo
- Any explosive whose action is practically instantaneous.
- A gun fired by a percussion cap.
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noun device used to detonate an explosive device
| Español | detonador, detonante |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 뇌관 noegwan |
| 日本語 | 雷管 raikan |
| 中文 | 雷管 léiguǎn |
| हिन्दी | विस्फोटक visphoṭak |
| Português | detonador |
| Français | détonateur, capsule fulminante |
| Deutsch | Zünder |
| Italiano | detonatore |
| Română | detonator |
| Русский | детона́тор detonátor, ка́псюль-детона́тор kápsjulʹ-detonátor, запа́л zapál |
noun rail transport: small explosive warning device
| 中文 | 響墩 /响墩 xiǎngdūn |
|---|---|
| Русский | железнодоро́жная пета́рда železnodoróžnaja petárda, пета́рда petárda |
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@misc{detonator_2026,
title = {detonator},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/detonator},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
