🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

爆発装置

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Bakuhatsu sōchi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Explosive Device/ɪkˈspləʊsɪv dɪˈvaɪs/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"警察は放棄された建物で爆発装置を発見しました。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A device designed to cause an explosion.

    "The police discovered an explosive device in the abandoned building."
  2. 2

    Any mechanism that can detonate and produce an explosive reaction.

    "The military uses various types of explosive devices for training purposes."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'explosive' derives from the Latin 'explodere', meaning 'to drive out by a loud noise', while 'device' comes from the Old French 'devis', meaning 'to plan or arrange'. The combination reflects the function of a device designed to explode.

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