controlled explosion

noun

1. the deliberate detonation of an explosive device under strictly controlled circumstances

Example Sentences

Police Scotland said a bomb squad carried out a controlled explosion on the "device".

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The controlled explosion spread and became out of control, the LFB said in a statement.

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A "controlled explosion" on a London film set sparked a fire that destroyed a van and damaged two other vehicles near the O2 arena.

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The majority of residents at the Rivenwood development in Newtownards in County Down, have returned to their homes after a controlled explosion was carried out on a World War Two bomb.

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Catherine Fleming, her husband and 16-month-old baby Luca were relieved to be getting back into their home, which was round the corner from the site of the controlled explosion.

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