thermobaric weapon

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thermobaric weapon

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From being a weapon which produces heat (“thermo-”) and pressure (“baric”).

noun thermobaric weapons

A kind of bomb that works by dispersing an aerosol cloud of gas, liquid or powdered explosive, allowing chemical combustion to proceed using atmospheric oxygen. It produces an explosion, heat flash, shockwave, vacuum, and vacuum collapse pressure wave.
Similar: aerosol bomb, FAE, fuel-air explosive, poor-man's nuke, vacuum bomb

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@misc{thermobaric_weapon_2026,
  title = {thermobaric weapon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thermobaric%20weapon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}