Synonym: blowup, burst, detonation, plosion. Similar words: exploration, exploit, explore, explode, explanation, expansion, explain, explicit. Meaning: [ɪk'spləʊʒn] 
n. 1. a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction 2. the act of exploding or bursting something 3. a sudden great increase 4. the noise caused by an explosion 5. the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant 6. a sudden outburst 7. a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball.
n. 1. a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction 2. the act of exploding or bursting something 3. a sudden great increase 4. the noise caused by an explosion 5. the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant 6. a sudden outburst 7. a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball. 
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151 The fire was thought to have been caused by a gas explosion.
152 There was a loud explosion, and suddenly there was glass flying everywhere.
153 The explosion sent shrapnel flying through the sides of cars on the crowded highway.
154 The shock of the explosion could be felt up to six miles away.
155 The shock waves of this political explosion engulfed the whole of Europe.
156 Jim is irritated enough now; don't blow the coals too much or we shall have an explosion of anger from him.
157 The tower was blown to atoms by the force of the explosion.
158 The explosion came 20 minutes after a coded warning to police.
159 Emergency workers at the site are still unable to pinpoint the cause of the explosion.
160 The explosion may have been caused by a faulty electrical connection.
161 The explosion at the chemical factory caused a major pollution scare.
162 Five people died in the explosion and more than one thousand were injured. One person is still missing.
163 The spread of the suburbs has triggered a population explosion among America's deer.
164 We are working on the assumption that it was a gas explosion.
165 The explosion was of such intensity that it was heard five miles away.
166 An explosion at a chemical plant has left one worker dead and four injured.
167 All the windows were blasted inwards with the force of the explosion.
168 The wires do not have a large enough surface to catalyse a big explosion.
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169 The explosion sent a column of smoke thousands of feet into the air.
170 I was walking down the street when I heard this explosion.
171 What caused the explosion?
172 After the explosion, an eerie silence fell upon the scene.
173 Police are still picking through the rubble looking for clues to the cause of the explosion.
174 There is news just coming through of an explosion in a chemical factory.
175 Three people were injured yesterday when an explosion rocked one of Britain's best known film studios.
176 The force of the explosion blew the cars into the air.
177 The police have sufficient evidence to connect the suspect with the explosion.
178 The explosion was caused by a gas leak from the water heater.
179 We've received unconfirmed reports of an explosion in central London.
180 The surrounding buildings were scorched by the heat of the explosion.
More similar words: exploration, exploit, explore, explode, explanation, expansion, explain, explicit, position, opposition, composition, pension, mission, version, session, tension, mansion, expedition, envision, invasion, decision, emission, division, provision, dimension, extension, commission, admission, recession, permission.