Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective That will not explode.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not explosive.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Not
explosive ; unable toexplode .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not explosive
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word nonexplosive.
Examples
-
The Federal Bureau of Investigation said the items were nonexplosive, but are being tested.
Marine Reservist in Custody After Pentagon Scare Devlin Barrett 2011
-
The Federal Bureau of Investigation said the items were nonexplosive, but are being tested.
Marine Reservist in Custody After Pentagon Scare Devlin Barrett 2011
-
The locker weighed 200 to 250 pounds when loaded with the fireworks and eight bags of what police said believe were nonexplosive-grade fertilizer.
-
A key question in the early stages of the investigation had been how a trained terrorist could craft such a poorly made bomb, consisting of weak fireworks, propane tanks and nonexplosive fertilizer.
-
The locker weighed 200 to 250 pounds when loaded with the fireworks and eight bags of what police said believe were nonexplosive-grade fertilizer.
Police Trace SUV in Bomb Plot Joel Stonington 2010
-
The result is a nontoxic, nonexplosive, and biodegradable fuel that burns cleaner than petroleum diesel.
-
While nonexplosive and undramatic emergency landings rarely attract the attention of the media, this one did.
The Power of Blogging On Display – Alaska Airlines Decompression Incident « Lorelle on WordPress 2006
-
Brinkley showed me a couple of (nonexplosive) pipe bombs that he put together at home after dinner.
-
Bagian and Carter explained there was still the possibility of a nonexplosive but rapid enough depressurization to cause quick unconsciousness.
Riding Rockets Astronaut Mike Mullane 2006
-
Bagian and Carter explained there was still the possibility of a nonexplosive but rapid enough depressurization to cause quick unconsciousness.
Riding Rockets Astronaut Mike Mullane 2006
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.