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controlled explosion
noun
- the deliberate detonation of an explosive device under strictly controlled circumstances
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A cordon was put in place and the device was destroyed in a controlled explosion shortly after 18:00.
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Three children have demolished a tower block in a controlled explosion after winning a competition.
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The countdown was met with the enthusiasm you'd expect for the first controlled explosion on Tyneside in more than a decade.
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The tragedy occurred when 650,000 gallons flooded the mine where the men were working after a controlled explosion to improve air circulation.
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Police Scotland said a bomb squad carried out a controlled explosion on the "device".
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