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Definitions for improvised explosive device
im·pro·vised ex·plo·sive de·vice

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Princeton's WordNet

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

    an explosive device that is improvised

Wiktionary

  1. improvised explosive devicenoun

    an unconventional or amateur explosive weapon made from nonmilitary components, especially one used by guerillas, commandos or terrorists.

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  1. Improvised explosive device

    An improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional military explosives, such as an artillery shell, attached to a detonating mechanism. IEDs are commonly used as roadside bombs, or homemade bombs. IEDs are generally utilized in terrorist operations or in asymmetric unconventional warfare by insurgent guerrillas or commando forces in a theatre of operations. In the Iraq War (2003–2011), insurgents used IEDs extensively against U.S.-led forces and, by the end of 2007, IEDs were responsible for approximately 63% of coalition deaths in Iraq. They were also used in Afghanistan by insurgent groups, and caused over 66% of coalition casualties in the 2001–2021 Afghanistan War.IEDs were also used frequently by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka during the Sri Lankan Civil War, and by Ambazonian separatists in the ongoing Anglophone Crisis.

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  1. improvised explosive device

    An improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than conventional military action. These devices can be fabricated using homemade or commercially available components, often being improvised from ordinary household items, and are frequently used in guerrilla warfare, terrorism, and other forms of asymmetric warfare. They can be detonated through a variety of mechanisms, including remote control, trip wires, or pressure plates.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. improvised explosive device

    A device placed or fabricated in an improvised manner incorporating destructive, lethal, noxious, pyrotechnic, or incendiary chemicals and designed to destroy, incapacitate, harass, or distract. It may incorporate military stores, but is normally devised from nonmilitary components. Also called IED.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of improvised explosive device in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of improvised explosive device in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of improvised explosive device in a Sentence

  1. Sartaj Aziz:

    The infrastructure of the Haqqani network in North Waziristan, which included the IED (improvised explosive device) factories and a number of other capacities including communication, has been disrupted.

  2. Chris Elliot:

    It’s crucial now to talk about safe behaviors, firstly, we talk about different types of mines and IEDs( improvised explosive device) and how to spot them when they go back to their homes. Then we talk about dangerous areas, and then thirdly we talk about what you would do if you saw a landmine.

  3. Raul Munguia:

    At that time, Austin Police noticed what appeared to be an improvised explosive device inside the vehicle. the officers noticed that the suspect was wearing some sort of vest.

  4. Byung Pak:

    His alleged intent was to attack the White House and other targets of opportunity in the Washington, D.C., area by using explosive devices, including an improvised explosive device, an anti-tank rocket.


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  • عبوة ناسفةArabic
  • மேம்பட்ட வெடிக்கும் சாதனம்Tamil
  • మెరుగుపరచబడిన పేలుడు పరికరంTelugu
  • تعمیراتی دھماکہ خیز آلہUrdu

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