AIRBURST

Meaning of AIRBURST in English

■ noun an explosion in the air, especially of a nuclear bomb.

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AIRBURST — noun Date: 1917 the burst of a shell or bomb in the air
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AIRBURST — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : the burst of a shell or bomb in the air
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AIRBURST — /air"berrst'/ , n. the explosion of a bomb or shell in midair. [ 1915-20; AIR 1 + BURST ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AIRBURST — n. explosion of bomb or ammunition in the air
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AIRBURST — noun Date: 1917 : the burst of a shell or bomb in the air
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AIRBURST — [air.burst] n (1917): the burst of a shell or bomb in the air
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AIRBURST — airburst BrE AmE ˈeə bɜːst AmE \ ˈer bɝːst ˈær- ▷ airburst|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AIRBURST — Synonyms and related words : altitude peak, automatic control, blast-off, burn, burnout, ceiling, descent, end of burning, flight, ignition, impact, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
AIRBURST — (*) An explosion of a bomb or projectile above the surface as distinguished from an explosion on contact with the …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
AIRBURST — (военное) воздушный разрыв (бомбы); взрыв в воздухе
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AIRBURST — Взрыв
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
AIRBURST — n воен. воздушный разрыв ( бомбы ); взрыв в воздухе
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AIRBURST — (n) взрыв в воздухе; воздушный разрыв
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
AIRBURST — n воен. воздушный разрыв ( бомбы ); взрыв в воздухе
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
AIRBURST — n воен. воздушный разрыв ( бомбы ); взрыв в воздухе
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AIRBURST — (военное) воздушный разрыв (бомбы); взрыв в воздухе
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
AIRBURST — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ b ə rst Function: noun Date: 1917 : the burst of a shell or bomb in …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NUCLEAR AIRBURST — (*) The explosion of a nuclear weapon in the air, at a height greater than the maximum radius of the …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
LOW AIRBURST — (*) The fallout safe height of burst for a nuclear weapon which maximizes damage to or casualties on surface targets. …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
HIGH AIRBURST — The fallout safe height of burst for a nuclear weapon that increases damage to or casualties on soft targets, or …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
FLAMMABLE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB highly ▪ Many packaging materials contain highly flammable substances that could make a fire …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ASTEROID — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE carbonaceous ▪ Therefore a carbonaceous asteroid , although unlikely, can not be ruled out …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TYPES OF BURST — See airburst; fallout safe height of burst; height of burst; high airburst; high altitude burst; low airburst; nuclear airburst; nuclear …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
ATOMIC AIR BURST — See airburst.
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms

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