unexploded


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unexploded

(ˌʌnɪksˈpləʊdɪd)
adj
(Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) having not exploded
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.unexploded - still capable of exploding or being firedunexploded - still capable of exploding or being fired; "undischarged ammunition"; "an unexploded bomb"
loaded - (of weapons) charged with ammunition; "a loaded gun"
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Translations

unexploded

[ˈʌnɪksˈpləʊdɪd] ADJsin explotar
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unexploded

[ˌʌnɪksˈpləʊdɪd] adjnon explosé(e)
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unexploded

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unexploded

[ˌʌnɪksˈpləʊdɪd] adjinesploso/a
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I should bombard the troops till not one grain of gunpowder was unexploded."
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