DETONATOR

detonator, detonating device, cap

(noun) a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

detonator (plural detonators)

A device used to detonate an explosive device etc.

(rail transport, UK) a small explosive device attached to the railhead to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it.

(archaic) Any explosive whose action is practically instantaneous.

(obsolete) A gun fired by a percussion cap.

Synonyms

• (rail transport): torpedo (US)

Anagrams

• denotator, rattooned, tetraodon

Source: Wiktionary

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Det`o*na`tor, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, detonates.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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