- a substance that is able or likely to cause an explosion
- plastic explosives
- The bomb was packed with several pounds of high explosive.
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictc1- Explosives were found near the scene.
- They planted explosives in the tunnel.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- powerful
- home-made
- …
- make
- manufacture
- use
- …
- explosives expert
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