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detonator

[det-n-ey-ter] / ˈdɛt nˌeɪ tər /




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The proposition: leave Facebook to develop exclusively for hi5, and in return, BlastCards and other apps would receive more exposure on the social network and Detonator would get VIP treatment from staff.

From BusinessWeek • Mar. 12, 2010

Harry took a look through it and saw that they were all still gathered around the Decoy Detonator.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

The pamphlet-makers were still clustered around the remains of the Decoy Detonator, which continued to hoot feebly as it smoked.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

Crouching down beneath the Cloak, he placed the Decoy Detonator on the ground.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

The cells would fire a No. 13 Detonator through thirty yards of those leads—and that thirty yards just enabled me to stand clear of the bridge.

From Men, Women and Guns by McNeile, H. C. (Herman Cyril)




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