explosion
noun
ex·plo·sion
ik-ˈsplō-zhən 
1
: the act or an instance of exploding
injured in a laboratory explosion
2
: a large-scale, rapid, or spectacular expansion or bursting out or forth
the explosion of suburbia
an explosion of red hair
3
: the release of occluded breath that occurs in one kind of articulation of stop consonants
Examples of explosion in a Sentence
The filmmakers staged the car's explosion.
The island was rocked by a series of volcanic explosions.
The region has experienced a population explosion.
His comments prompted an explosion of laughter from the crowd.
Recent Examples on the Web
For five years, the group from Mexico's National Autonomous University has climbed the volcano with pounds of equipment, risked data loss due to bad weather or a volcanic explosion and used artificial intelligence to analyze the seismic data.
—
Arkansas Online, 11 Jan. 2026
The Tuloumne County Sheriff's Office said there was an explosion due to a transformer at Engie, a neighboring facility to Pacific Ultrapower.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
The fire is out of control, and an explosion results in one of Victor's legs being shattered, requiring a prosthetic.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Jan. 2026
But a weaker-than-expected first quarterly earnings report in September was followed a week later by a testing explosion that destroyed a rocket stage — delaying an upcoming launch — and sent the company’s stock plummeting to about $20.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for explosion
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Explosion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/explosion. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
Kids Definition
explosion
noun
ex·plo·sion
ik-ˈsplō-zhən
1
: the act or an instance of exploding
2
: a violent outburst of feeling
Medical Definition
explosion
noun
ex·plo·sion
ik-ˈsplō-zhən
: the act or an instance of exploding
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share