EOD
Americanabbreviation
Etymology
Origin of EOD
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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“Welcome to Ice. … Your duty location is New York, New York. Your EOD was on Tuesday, September 30th, 2025.”
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026
Supt McDowell added this was a "highly complex operation" with a disposal team comprised of members of the Army's 321 EOD and search squadron.
From BBC • Aug. 21, 2024
Yet as the authors admit in the study, "this investigation represents the initial exploration of the uncharted impact of electric eel EOD, but it does not directly establish its significance within the natural environment."
From Salon • Dec. 11, 2023
For Hungary’s EOD and Riverine Guard Regiment, such tasks are a daily routine.
From Washington Times • Oct. 26, 2023
Sumlin and Jarvis specialized in explosive ordnance disposal, or EOD, the kind of work — with its stifling, hulking bomb suits — given the Hollywood treatment in “The Hurt Locker.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2021
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