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Controlled explosion — A controlled explosion is a method for detonating or disabling a suspected explosive device. Methods which are used to set off a controlled explosion include emptying out the area and moving the package (with the aid of robots) into a confined… … Wikipedia
Controlled Demolition, Inc. — Controlled Demolition, Inc. (CDI), founded by Jack Loizeaux in 1947, is a firm headquartered in Phoenix, Maryland that specializes in the use of explosives to create a controlled demolition of a structure, with the structure collapsing on itself… … Wikipedia
explosion — noun 1 sudden loud bursting/exploding ADJECTIVE ▪ almighty (esp. BrE), big, deafening, enormous, great, huge, large, loud, major, massive … Collocations dictionary
explosion — [[t]ɪksplo͟ʊʒ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ explosions 1) N COUNT An explosion is a sudden, violent burst of energy, for example one caused by a bomb. After the second explosion, all of London s main train and subway stations were shut down... Three people have… … English dictionary
explosion — ex|plo|sion [ıkˈspləuʒən US ˈsplou ] n 1.) a loud sound and the energy produced by something such as a bomb bursting into small pieces →↑explode bomb/gas/nuclear explosion ▪ Several people were injured in a bomb explosion. ▪ We heard a loud… … Dictionary of contemporary English
explosion — noun 1 (C) a loud sound caused by something such as a bomb bursting into small pieces: a nuclear explosion (+ of): The explosion of the space shuttle Challenger shocked the nation. 2 (C, U) a process in which something such as a bomb is… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
controlled — con|trolled [kənˈtrəuld US ˈtrould] adj 1.) deliberately done in a particular way, or made to have particular qualities ▪ a test held under controlled conditions ▪ a controlled explosion 2.) limited by a law or rule ▪ Access to the site is… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Controlled Impact Demonstration — Das Versuchsflugzeug in verschiedenen Stadien des Experiments: Oben links im Probeanflug; die weiteren Bilder zeigen den eigentlichen Aufschlag. Unter der Bezeichnung Controlled Impact Demonstration (deutsch Demonstration eines… … Deutsch Wikipedia
controlled — adj. Controlled is used with these nouns: ↑airspace, ↑anger, ↑breathing, ↑chaos, ↑condition, ↑experiment, ↑explosion, ↑fashion, ↑fury, ↑impatience, ↑manner, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
World Trade Center controlled demolition conspiracy theories — Aerial view of the debris field of the North Tower, 6 WTC, and 7 WTC (upper right) The World Trade Center controlled demolition conspiracy theory is a conspiracy theory which contends that the collapse of the World Trade Center was not caused by… … Wikipedia
