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dust explosion

noun

  1. an explosion caused by the ignition of an inflammable dust, such as flour or sawdust, in the air
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Fourteen people died in that dust explosion.

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Officials said a dust explosion caused the fire.

Officials said a dust explosion caused the fire.

A blast that partially destroyed the roof of a large grain store was caused by a rare "dust explosion", a fire service has said.

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A metal dust explosion in 2014 caused a blast that tore through a plant in eastern China, killing 75 people.

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