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    FAE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges; the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen; the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is belowplay

    Synonyms:

    FAE; fuel-air explosive

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("FAE" is a kind of...):

    explosive device (device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy)

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

    aerosol bomb; fuel-air bomb; thermobaric bomb; vacuum bomb; volume-detonation bomb (a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive)

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