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Definition of high explosive noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

high explosive

noun

/ˌhaɪ ɪkˈspləʊsɪv/,

/ˌhaɪ ɪkˈspləʊzɪv/

/ˌhaɪ ɪkˈspləʊsɪv/,

/ˌhaɪ ɪkˈspləʊzɪv/

[countable, uncountable]

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a very powerful substance that is used in bombs and can damage a very large area
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High explosive is used before these nouns:
bomb
shell
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