detonator

Example Sentences

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An inital attempt to remove the device's detonator failed, French media reports, prompting authorities to destroy the historic munition in situ with a controlled explosion.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

The rocket is lit using an oversized lever designed to look like a “Looney Tunes” version of a TNT detonator.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025

For more common parts, like the plastics and metals and wiring inside each detonator, there are also questions about how the years spent in warheads might affect their integrity.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2023

But the wire ended nearby in the grass, unconnected to any detonator.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2023

They hadn’t taken it yet, and that was the detonator.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan