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blast
A blast is a big explosion, especially one caused by a bomb. -
blasting powder
a form of gunpowder made with sodium nitrate instead of saltpeter, used chiefly for blasting rock, ore, etc. -
blasting gelatin
a type of plastic dynamite containing about 7 percent of a cellulose nitrate, used chiefly in underwater work. -
cartridge
A cartridge is a metal or cardboard tube containing a bullet and an explosive substance. Cartridges are used in guns. -
cheddite
an explosive made by mixing a powdered chlorate or perchlorate with a fatty substance, such as castor oil -
gunpowder
an explosive mixture, as of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal, used in shells and cartridges, in fireworks, for blasting, etc.