Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| aerobomb | a bomb for dropping from aircraft. |
| airburst | the explosion of a bomb etc. in the air; (verb) of a bomb, to explode in the air. |
| amatol | an explosive composed of T.N.T. and ammonium nitrate. |
| amberite | an amberlike smokeless powder. |
| ammo | (Short for) ammunition. |
| ammonal | a powerful explosive. |
| amorce | (Fr.) a percussion cap for a toy pistol. |
| antimine | designed to counteract landmines. |
| antipersonnel | designed for use against troops. |
| azon | a radio-controlled aerial bomb. |
| ballistite | a kind of smokeless explosive power. |
| bangalore | as in bangalore torpedo, an explosive device in a long metal tube, used for blowing holes in barbed wire. No -S. |
| blockbuster | a bomb large enough to destroy a city block. |
| bomb | a hollow case containing explosive; (verb) to attack with bombs. |
| bombable | that can be bombed. |
| bomblet | a small bomb. |
| bombproof | proof against bombs; (verb) to make proof against bombs. |
| bombshell | a bomb; a sudden and surprising piece of news. |
| bombsight | a device for aiming and releasing bombs from a bomber. |
| bombsite | a place where a bomb has fallen. |
| camouflet | (Fr.) a mine used to destroy an underground enemy emplacement. |
| cheddite | a mixture of castor oil, ammonium perchlorate and a solvent, used as an explosive. |
| chedite | a mixture of castor oil, ammonium perchlorate and a solvent, used as an explosive. |
| cordite | a smokeless explosive used in guns, made from guncotton, nitroglycerine, and petroleum jelly. |
| countermine | to make an excavation in opposition to. |
| cyclonite | a type of explosive, also called RDX (Research Department Explosive). |
| defuse | to remove the fuse from eg a bomb. |
| defuze | to remove the fuse from eg a bomb. |
| deminer | one that removes (explosive) mines. |
| demining | the removal of (explosive) mines. |
| detonable | able to be detonated. |
| detonate | to cause to explode. |
| detonator | a substance that detonates. |
| divebomb | to drop bombs on a target from a diving airplane. |
| dualin | an explosive mixture of sawdust, saltpetre and nitroglycerine. |
| dunnite | a kind of explosive based on ammonium picrate. |
| dynamite | a powerful explosive; (verb) to blow up with a powerful explosive. |
| dynamitic | relating to dynamite. |
| eprouvette | (Fr.) an apparatus for testing or proving the strength of gunpowder. |
| explode | to blow up. |
| explosion | the act of exploding. |
| explosive | tending to explode (noun) something that will explode |
| explosively | (Adv.) EXPLOSIVE. |
| firebomb | to bomb with incendiary devices. |
| firebomber | one who uses firebombs. |
| firework | a device for producing a striking display of light or a loud noise. |
| flashbang | a stun grenade. |
| fougade | (Fr.) a small mine, in the form of a well sunk from the surface of the ground, charged with explosive and projectiles. |
| fougasse | (Fr.) a small mine, in the form of a well sunk from the surface of the ground, charged with explosive and projectiles. |
| gelignite | a powerful explosive used in mining, made from nitroglycerine, nitrocotton, potassium nitrate and wood-pulp. |
| gelly | (Sl.) gelignite. |
| grenade | a small explosive shell designed to be thrown by hand or launched mechanically. |
| groundburst | the detonation of a nuclear warhead at ground level. |
| guncotton | an explosive made by saturating cotton in nitric and sulphuric acids. |
| gunpowder | an explosive mixture of saltpetre, sulphur and charcoal. |
| gunpowdery | like gunpowder. |
| hangfire | a delay in detonation. |
| krytron | an electronic timing device used for detonating nuclear and other explosive charges. |
| landmine | to lay landmines. |
| lyddite | high explosive for shells, largely picric acid. |
| maximite | a powerful explosive. |
| melinite | an explosive resembling lyddite. |
| minefield | an area laid with explosive mines. |
| minelaying | the act of laying mines. |
| mirv | (Sl.) to provide with mirv capabilities, i.e. missiles containing many thermonuclear warheads. |
| missile | an object or weapon that is thrown or projected. |
| missilery | missiles collectively. |
| missilry | missiles collectively. |
| mudcap | to cover an explosive with mud before detonating. |
| multiwarhead | having many warheads. |
| munition | a material used in war; (verb) to supply with munitions. |
| napalm | an incendiary jelly; (verb) to attack with napalm. |
| nitramine | a yellow crystalline explosive, aka tetryl. |
| nitro | (Short for) nitroglycerine. |
| nitrocotton | guncotton, an explosive made from cotton soaked in nitric and sulphuric acids. |
| nitrogelatin | an explosive, consisting mainly of nitroglycerine, that is used in the production of gelignite. |
| nitrogelatine | an explosive, consisting mainly of nitroglycerine, that is used in the production of gelignite. |
| nitroglycerin | a powerful explosive. |
| nitroglycerine | a powerful explosive. |
| nuclearise | to make nuclear; to fit nuclear weapons. |
| nuclearize | to make nuclear; to fit nuclear weapons. |
| nuke | to destroy by use of nuclear weapons. |
| petar | (Shakesp.) a petard. |
| petard | (Fr.) a case containing an explosive to break down a door or gate or breach a wall. |
| roburite | a flameless explosive. |
| rocketry | the branch of science that deals with rockets and rocket propulsion. |
| rockoon | a small rocket. |
| saucisse | (Fr.) a long canvas tube filled with powder for use as a fuse, eg when firing a mine. |
| saucisson | (Fr.) a long canvas tube filled with powder for use as a fuse, eg when firing a mine. |
| skyrocket | a firework that bursts high in the sky; (verb) to go up like a skyrocket. |
| submunition | any of a group of smaller weapons carried as a warhead by a missile or projectile and expelled as the carrier approaches its target. |
| superbomb | a very big bomb. |
| tetryl | a yellow crystalline explosive. |
| thermit | an incendiary explosive. |
| thermite | an incendiary explosive. |
| thermobaric | of a weapon, using a combination of heat and pressure to create a blast more powerful than that of conventional explosives. |
| thunderflash | a container, such as a blank shell, filled with explosive powder, which makes a flash and a loud explosion when detonated. |
| timebomb | as in demographic timebomb, a predicted shortage of school leavers and conssequently workers caused by a drop in the birth rate. |
| tonite | a kind of blasting explosive. |
| torpedo | a self-propelled submarine missile, usually cigar-shaped, designed to explode on impact with a target; (verb) to attack with a torpedo. |
| trinitrocresol | a yellow crystalline highly explosive compound. |
| trinitrotoluene | a powerful explosive, commonly called tnt. |
| trinitrotoluol | a powerful explosive, commonly called TNT. |
| trotyl | an explosive, aka trinitrotoluene. |
| unmunitioned | not munitioned. |
| warhead | the front part of a missile containing the explosive. |