🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

폭발 장치

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Pokbal jangchi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Explosive Device/ɪkˈspləʊsɪv dɪˈvaɪs/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"경찰은 버려진 건물에서 폭발 장치를 발견했습니다."

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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' originates from the Latin 'explodere', meaning 'to drive out by a loud noise'. 'Device' comes from the Old French 'devis', meaning 'to plan or arrange'. The combination reflects the modern context of devices designed to create explosions.

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