1 [C,U] the sudden violent bursting and loud noise of sth such as a bomb exploding; the act of deliberately causing sth to explode:
a bomb / nuclear / gas explosion * There were two loud explosions and then the building burst into flames. * Bomb Squad officers carried out a controlled explosion of the device. * 300 people were injured in the explosion.
2 [C] a large, sudden or rapid increase in the amount or number of sth:
a population explosion * an explosion of interest in learning Japanese * an explosion in oil prices
3 [C] (formal) a sudden, violent expression of emotion, especially anger
SYNOUTBURST:
Do you know what brought on that explosion? * Demonstrators clashed with riot police in an explosion of anger at live animal exports.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is explosion a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, explosion is tagged as noun.
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