secondary explosion

collocation in English

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secondary
adjective
uk
/ˈsek.ən.dri/us
/ˈsek.ən.der.i/
less important than ...
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explosion
noun
uk
/ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən/us
/ɪkˈsploʊ.ʒən/
the fact of something such as a ...
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(Definition ofsecondaryandexplosionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Two solid explosions were heard, including an internalsecondaryexplosion.
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Asecondaryexplosionwas reported approximately four hours later, with 20 rescue workers now among those missing.
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Once sighted the main battery commenced firing, and one salvo found its mark, causing a largesecondaryexplosionwhich sank the kaiten.
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The first hit caused asecondaryexplosionwhich obscured the target, and the second raised a column of black smoke.
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A heavysecondaryexplosionwas heard, and the damaged vessel was last seen headed for the shore to beach, smoke pouring from her forward hatch.
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The first hit the stern of the cargoman, the second just aft of the stack; and the third just forward of the bridge, producing a terrificsecondaryexplosion.
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When they detonate the charge, asecondaryexplosiondestroys the shipping docks and sinks a cargo ship, forcing the operatives to fight through the chaos and flee.
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Sound reported a heavysecondaryexplosion.
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The hangars contained armed and fueled aircraft preparing for the upcoming strike, resulting in secondary explosions and rupturing the steam pipes in the boiler rooms.
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As the fire spread rapidly, a series of secondary explosions followed.
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For at least 30 minutes, secondary explosions in the turret and its ammunition supply rooms hampered firefighting efforts.
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Fire and rescue teams boarded the ship and put out the fires in the bridge and the aft magazine preventing any secondary explosions.
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Several secondary explosions occurred and the trawler disappeared, however investigations concluded that the trawler could have successfully escaped to a nearby river although heavily damaged.
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Secondary explosions followed as seven containers full of fireworks also ignited above deck on the stern.
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In addition, her gunners hit an enemy infiltration trail and a complex of enemy tunneling that connected underground storage facilities, that also caused heavy secondary explosions and fires.
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