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気化爆弾 (きかばくだん, kikabakudan) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

気き化か爆ばく弾だん

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Meanings

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fuel-air explosive; FAE

Technical military term for a weapon that disperses a flammable cloud and ignites it, producing a large blast. Also known as a thermobaric weapon.

気き化か爆ばく弾だんは、周しゅう囲いの空くう気き中ちゅうの酸さん素そを利り用

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A fuel-air explosive detonates using oxygen from the surrounding air.

Kanji

気spirit, mind, air
化change, take the form of, influence
爆bomb, burst open, pop
弾bullet, twang, flip

Related words

燃ねん料りょう気き化か爆ばく弾だん
A longer, more explicit term for the same weapon; 気化爆弾 is a common abbreviation.
サーモバリック爆ばく弾だん
Thermobaric bomb, a closely related type of explosive; often used interchangeably in news reports.

Word family

燃ねん料りょう気き化か爆ばく弾だん
fuel-air explosive; FAE

Built from

気き化か+爆ばく弾だん

Etymology

Compound of 気化 (vaporization) and 爆弾 (bomb), literally 'vaporization bomb'. The term describes the weapon's mechanism of dispersing fuel into a vapor before ignition.