detonator

Example Sentences

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Test warheads on the missiles were detonated in midair to check their “nuclear explosion control devices and detonators,” state media said.

From New York Times

Among them were Semtex explosives, a horizontal mortar, 25 kilos of homemade explosives, an automatic weapon, a silencer, ammunition, three timer power units, booster tubes and a detonator.

From BBC

A “great detonator” for the south’s economy, a government spokesman for the lead agency called it.

From New York Times

After the invasion, Svarog said, he was directed to a storage shed outside Melitopol, where he found slabs of high explosives, detonators, Kalashnikov rifles, a grenade launcher and two pistols equipped with silencers.

From Seattle Times

The fishing line was taped both to the inside of the wheel and to a detonator, rigging the bomb to explode when the wheel turned.

From New York Times