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English

1. 🔊 the act of exploding or bursting
   “the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children”
2. 🔊 a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball
3. 🔊 a sudden outburst
   “an explosion of laughter”
4. 🔊 a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
5. 🔊 the noise caused by an explosion
   “the explosion was heard a mile away”
6. 🔊 a sudden great increase
   “the population explosion”
7. 🔊 the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant

Spanish

1. 🔊 estallido explosion
2. 🔊 explosión explosion, blast, bang, burst, boom
3. 🔊 reventazón explosion, blowout, blast, detonation

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