SEMTEX

Meaning of SEMTEX in English

[noun] [U] [trademark] - a very powerful explosive made in the Czech RepublicSemtex is very difficult to detect and is used by terrorist organizations.The police said 100lb of Semtex were used to make the bomb.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

SEMTEX — /sem"teks/ , n. a plastic explosive that is easily tractable and largely odorless, used esp. by terrorists. [ 1980-85; name …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SEMTEX — n. (Trademark) flexible and odorless plastic explosive made by a Czechoslovakian company
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SEMTEX — ■ noun a very pliable, odourless plastic explosive. Origin 1980s: prob. a blend of Semtin (the name of a village …
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SEMTEX — Semtex trademark BrE AmE ˈsem teks
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SEMTEX — / ˈsemteks; NAmE / noun [ U ] a powerful explosive that is used for making bombs, often illegally •• …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEMTEX — Sem ‧ tex /ˈsemteks/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] trademark a powerful explosive often used illegally to make bombs
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SEMTEX — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ She remembered what the fat one had said about Mallachy's hands. Semtex . ▪ They …
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SEMTEX NOUN (WAR AND WEAPONRY) — A very malleable, odourless plastic explosive. Etymology: The name given to the product by its manufacturer; probably formed from the …
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EXPLOSIVE — ( explosives) 1. An explosive is a substance or device that can cause an explosion. ...one-hundred-and-fifty pounds of Semtex explosive... …
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EXPLOSIVE — (~s) 1. An ~ is a substance or device that can cause an explosion. ...one-hundred-and-fifty pounds of Semtex ~... N-VAR …
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ROCKET — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a missile/rocket/mortar attack ▪ There were 15 dead and 20 wounded in a missile …
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RIFLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a pistol/rifle shot ▪ A pistol shot rang out in the darkness. air rifle …
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PLASTIC — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cardboard/wooden/plastic box ▪ We packed all our things into big cardboard boxes. a …
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PLASTIC EXPLOSIVE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Inside he found what he took to be plastic explosive , wrapped in cellophane, with …
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MISSILE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a missile site ▪ There were photos of a missile site under construction. a missile/rocket/mortar …
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LAUNCHER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE mobile ▪ The mobile launcher sat on pedestals over a 17.7 m wide flame …
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EXPLOSIVE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fiery/violent/explosive temper (= likely to get angry and violent very quickly ) ▪ …
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ASSAULT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES aggravated assault ▪ He was charged with aggravated assault . assault and battery assault …
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EXPLOSIVE — n. 25B6; adjective explosive gases : VOLATILE, inflammable, flammable, combustible, incendiary. Marco's explosive temper : FIERY, stormy, violent, volatile, angry, …
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