Hypertext Webster Gateway: "detonator"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Detonator \Det"o*na`tor\, n.
One that detonates; specif.:
(a) An explosive whose action is practically instantaneous.
(b) Something used to detonate a charge, as a detonating
fuse.
(c) A case containing detonating powder, the explosion of
which serves as a signal, as on railroads.
(d) A gun fired by a percussion cap. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Detonator \Det"o*na`tor\ (d[e^]t"[-o]*n[=a]`t[~e]r), n.
One who, or that which, detonates.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
detonator
n : a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small
amount of explosive; can be used to fire an explosive
charge [syn: {detonating device}, {cap}]
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