What does IED mean?
Definitions for IED
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Princeton's WordNet
improvised explosive device, I.E.D., IEDnoun
an explosive device that is improvised
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die
EDI
eid
'eid
Eid
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IDE
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of IED in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of IED in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of IED in a Sentence
The Myanmar military onslaught has increasingly targeted civilians with indiscriminate artillery attacks and aerial bombings that amount to soldiers wantonly retaliating against populations living near spots where Arakan Army has staged ambushes or IED attacks.
The FBI report clearly said it was not an IED, while Saudi investigators' report said there was no evidence to say it was a bomb. We will definitely appeal against the verdict.
Before we send humans in to clear a building or check that critical infrastructure site for IED contamination, one of things that we'll do is bring these specially-trained mine detecting dogs up to sniff the perimeter, determine if there are explosives in that building and based on where the dogs may be indicating, find out where in the building perhaps do we think those explosive hazards are.
An IED exploded and several were lost; a few of the soldiers who were there to guard them also.
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.
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