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Princeton's WordNet

  1. improvised explosive device, I.E.D., IEDnoun

    an explosive device that is improvised

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  1. ied

    An IED, or Improvised Explosive Device, is a homemade bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than conventional military action. They are often used by terrorists, insurgents or criminals and can be constructed from various materials, typically including a detonator, an explosive charge, and a simple timer or remote control.

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  1. die

  2. EDI

  3. eid

  4. 'eid

  5. Eid

  6. ide

  7. IDE

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ied in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ied in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of ied in a Sentence

  1. War Victims in Kabul:

    Two patients arrived dead, one died in the emergency room, in the month of August alone, we managed six mass casualties in our hospital, with a total of almost 80 patients. Throughout the year, we have continued to receive gunshot injuries, shrapnel injuries, stabbing injuries, and victims of mine and IED explosions on a daily basis. The country is suffering the consequences of a very long conflict that has undermined its future.

  2. State John Kerry:

    Just this morning, I woke to the news that we had lost two local employees in Peshawar who worked with our consulate there who were going out on a effort to eradicate narcotics fields, an IED exploded and several were lost; a few of the soldiers who were there to guard them also.

  3. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter:

    This process was earlier sometimes delayed by bureaucracy in Baghdad, but occasionally also in Washington. That is why we are now expediting delivery of essential equipment and material, like anti-tank capabilities and counter-IED equipment, to the Iraqi security forces -- including Kurdish and Sunni tribal forces.

  4. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter:

    We ... determined that our equipping of the Iraqi Security Forces had proceeded too slowly, this process was earlier sometimes delayed by bureaucracy in Baghdad, but occasionally also in Washington. That is why we are now expediting delivery of essential equipment and material, like anti-tank capabilities and counter-IED equipment, to the Iraqi security forces -- including Kurdish and Sunni tribal forces.

  5. Brandon Bell/Getty Images:

    We had our crisis management unit, our counter-IED unit. You may remember that for a good part of Saturday we were concerned that the suspect had one or more bombs in his possession. So those folks and others, there were a total of about 60 flown in quickly from our Critical Incident Response Group in Quantico, on the ground working with our terrific partners in state and local law enforcement to bring the situation to a safe resolution for the hostages.

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