4. Terrorism

4.1. Explosion

1. to explode (1) [intransitive] to blow up | to burst to break apart violently with a loud noise and in a way that causes damage взрываться, разрываться; взлетать на воздух: A bomb exploded at one of London's busiest railway stations this morning. | We sat in the bomb shelter listening to the enemy shells exploding. | A bomb blew up near his truck. | As I approached Lovat and the two Officers, a shell burst a short distance away. | In a trench to his rear that he had ordered to be abandoned the previous night, eight shells burst almost simultaneously.

(2) [transitive] to blow up | to blast to make something break apart violently with a loud noise and in a way that causes damage взрывать, подрывать: In 1949 the USSR exploded its first atomic bomb. | The soldiers blew up the enemy bridge. | Terrorists threatened to blow up the embassy. | The town was blasted out of existence. | A massive car bomb blasted the police headquarters.

2. to set off [transitive] to make a bomb break apart violently with a loud noise and in a way that causes damage; to cause an explosion взрывать, приводить в действие (взрывное устройство)

to set off a bomb / explosive device: Terrorists set off a bomb in the city centre. | A small explosive device was set off outside the UN headquarters today.

to set off an explosion / blast

3. to go off [intransitive] (1) to explode взрываться: The bomb went off at midday. | A few minutes later the bomb went off, destroying the vehicle.

(2) to be fired выстреливать (об оружии): The gun went off and the bullet went flying over his head. | His gun went off accidentally as he was climbing over a fence.

4. to detonate [transitive; intransitive] to explode or to make something explode взрывать(ся), детонировать

to detonate sth: He then turned away and detonated the explosive device strapped to his body. | Army experts detonated the bomb safely in a nearby field. | The 200 kg bomb was detonated by terrorists using a remote-control device.

sth detonates: The first four bombs detonated around noon. | The device detonated unexpectedly.

5. to disarm | to defuse | to deactivate [transitive] to take the explosives out of a bomb, missile etc обезвредить (взрывное устройство / бомбу / мину): Experts successfully managed to disarm the bomb. | Police evacuated nearby buildings and cordoned off the area while they defused the bomb. | A few hours later bomb disposal / demolition experts defused the devices. | A bomb was deactivated at the last moment, after the fuse had been lit.

6. to dispose of sth to get rid of something, especially something that is difficult to get rid of обезвредить (взрывное устройство / бомбу / мину): to dispose of an unexploded bomb

7. explosion (1) [countable] burst a loud sound and the energy produced by something such as a bomb bursting into small pieces взрыв; разрыв: Several people were injured in a bomb explosion. | Even modest-sized nuclear explosions can have effects detectable over intercontinental distances. | The noise of the explosion could be heard all over the city. | Surface bursts of large nuclear weapons are an essential part of strategic nuclear war.

to cause / set off / produce an explosion вызвать взрыв, привести к взрыву: The impact caused a massive explosion which ravaged the planet. | This tiny rock carries enough kinetic energy to produce an explosion equivalent to several thousand tons of high explosives.

an explosion occurs / goes off происходит взрыв: Accidental nuclear explosions cannot occur; the bombs are designed so they cannot be exploded by any chance event. | Smaller explosions go off periodically.

(2) [uncountable; countable] a process in which something such as a bomb is deliberately made to explode взрыв: The explosion of nuclear devices in the Bikini Atoll was stopped in 1958. | Bomb disposal experts blew up the bag in a controlled explosion.

to carry out / set off / cause / detonate an explosion произвести взрыв, взорвать: France has carried out an underground nuclear explosion on Mururoa Atoll in the South Pacific. | Police carried out several controlled explosions of suspect packages at the site. | Now imagine 5 billion people, the entire population of Earth, each setting off a 24-ton explosion at the same time. | A man and a woman were charged on April 15 with conspiracy to cause explosions and with possession of explosives and arms.

8. blast [countable] (1) a big explosion, especially one caused by a bomb взрыв: Thirty-six people died in the blast. | A bomb blast completely destroyed the building. | The blast killed 168 people and wounded hundreds. | The blast was heard three miles away.

to set off a blast

(2) blast wave a very strong movement of air caused by an explosion ударная волна: The force of the blast threw bodies into the air. | About 40, 000 people are killed by the blast wave.

9. detonation [uncountable; countable] the act of making something such as a bomb explode; a large or powerful explosion взрыв; детонация: accidental detonation of nuclear weapons

to carry out a detonation произвести взрыв, взорвать: Underground nuclear detonations are believed to have been carried out.

underground detonation подземный взрыв

10. explosive [uncountable; countable] a substance or a device that can cause an explosion взрывчатое / взрывоопасное вещество: Such explosives would be far more powerful than existing non-nuclear explosives. | When they searched his vehicle, they found explosives. | There were traces of explosives in the bedroom. | The bomb, containing 150 grams of explosives, was planted outside the house shortly before 1 a.m.

11. high explosive [uncountable; countable] a very powerful explosive that can damage a large area and is often used in bombs бризантное взрывчатое вещество: The effect, enhanced in buildings and enclosed spaces, can be up to 16 times more destructive than conventional high explosives. | Further along the ridge, Ace was still throwing high explosives.

12. plastic explosive [uncountable; countable] an explosive substance that can be shaped using your hands, or a small bomb made from this пластичное взрывчатое вещество; пластиковая бомба: Instructions on how to make plastic explosives are on the Internet and in anti-government underground literature. | In 1991, 40 nations gathered in Montreal to develop a plan for better controls and detection of plastic explosives. | As the investigation into these bombings continues, it has reinvigorated efforts to learn more about the black market for plastic explosives.