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    EXPLOSIVE CHARGE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A quantity of explosive to be set off at one timeplay

    Example:

    this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains

    Synonyms:

    burster; bursting charge; charge; explosive charge

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("explosive charge" is a kind of...):

    explosive (a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "explosive charge"):

    shot (an explosive charge used in blasting)

    undercharge (an insufficient charge)

    rocket fuel; rocket propellant; rocket propellent (an explosive charge that propels a rocket)

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