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Definition of
detonation noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
detonation
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˌdɛtnˈeɪʃn
/
/
[
countable
,
uncountable
]
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an explosion; the action of making something explode
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detonation
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