detonator
Example Sentences
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An explosive-laden drone was found this month at Leipzig airport, a key logistics hub for weapons sent to Ukraine, and police deployed a bomb-disposal robot to remove the detonator.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
German publications have reported that the drone’s detonator failed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
An inital attempt to remove the device's detonator failed, French media reports, prompting authorities to destroy the historic munition in situ with a controlled explosion.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026
The rocket is lit using an oversized lever designed to look like a “Looney Tunes” version of a TNT detonator.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025
There was a noise, I suppose, which must’ve been the detonator, so I glanced behind me and watched Lemon step from the shade into bright sunlight.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
