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AIRBURST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does airburst mean?
• AIRBURST (noun)
The noun AIRBURST has 1 sense:
1. an explosion in the atmosphere
Familiarity information: AIRBURST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An explosion in the atmosphere
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("airburst" is a kind of...):
blowup; detonation; explosion (a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction)
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