Airburst (Noun)
Meaning
An explosion in the atmosphere.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The massive airburst over the city shattered windows and damaged buildings for miles around.
- Researchers studied the shockwave pattern from the airburst to determine its epicenter and energy release.
- The asteroid was expected to burn up in the atmosphere, but instead it exploded in a spectacular airburst.
- Scientists estimated the airburst was 50 kilotons, roughly the same as a small nuclear explosion.
- Eyewitnesses described the airburst as a massive fireball that lit up the night sky and left a smoky trail.