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    EXPLOSIVE TRACE DETECTION

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A system for screening luggage in airports; an agent passes a swab around or inside luggage and then runs the swab through a machine that can detect trace amounts of explosivesplay

    Synonyms:

    ETD; explosive trace detection

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("explosive trace detection" is a kind of...):

    system (instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity)

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