thermobaric

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
thermobaric /ˌθəːməʊˈbarɪk/

▶adjective denoting a very large fuel–air bomb which ignites into a fireball when detonated, creating a powerful wave of pressure that sucks out oxygen from any confined spaces nearby.

– origin 1990s: from thermo- + Greek barus ‘heavy’.

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