detonator en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɛtn̩eɪ.tə(ɹ)/ (UK)
- /ˈdɛt.ə.neɪ.tə(ɹ)/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From detonate + -or.
Meanings
- A device used to detonate an explosive device etc.
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(UK) A small explosive device attached to the railhead to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it.
Warning messages were relayed to the signalmen at Slough East and Dolphin Junction boxes with such celerity that the up main signals were replaced to danger in front of the express before it finally stopped. The signalman at Dolphin Junction just had time to replace the down main signals and pull the emergency lever to lay detonators in front of the fast approaching 7 p.m. Paddington-Reading train.
1960 March, “Talking of Trains: The Slough Derailment”, in Trains Illustrated, page 132:
- (archaic) Any explosive whose action is practically instantaneous.
- (obsolete) A gun fired by a percussion cap.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| detonators | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
microdetonator · antidetonator · pencil detonator
Relateds
detonate · detonation · blasting cap (device for detonating explosives)
Synonyms
Translations (41)
ja 雷管 (device used to detonate an explosive device) · gl detonador (device used to detonate an explosive device) · es detonante (device used to detonate an explosive device) · cmn 雷管 (device used to detonate an explosive device) · cs třaskavka (rail transport: small explosive warning device) · es detonador (device used to detonate an explosive device) · be дэтана́тар (device used to detonate an explosive device) · ru запа́л (device used to detonate an explosive device) · bg запалка (device used to detonate an explosive device) · ru пета́рда (rail transport: small explosive warning device) · cs rozbuška (device used to detonate an explosive device) · hi विस्फोटक (device used to detonate an explosive device) · hu gyújtó (device used to detonate an explosive device) · de Zünder (device used to detonate an explosive device) · uk підривни́к (device used to detonate an explosive device) · ko 뇌관 (device used to detonate an explosive device) · cmn 響墩 /响墩 (rail transport: small explosive warning device) · hu gyutacs (device used to detonate an explosive device) · ru детона́тор (device used to detonate an explosive device) · da detonator (device used to detonate an explosive device) · sv detonator (device used to detonate an explosive device) · fr détonateur (device used to detonate an explosive device) · fi sytytin (device used to detonate an explosive device) · hu detonátor (device used to detonate an explosive device) · ro detonator (device used to detonate an explosive device) · pt detonador (device used to detonate an explosive device) · nl detonator (device used to detonate an explosive device) · pl detonator (device used to detonate an explosive device) · tr fünye (device used to detonate an explosive device) · it detonatore (device used to detonate an explosive device) · cs detonátor (device used to detonate an explosive device) · nl ontsteker (device used to detonate an explosive device) · hu gyújtószerkezet (device used to detonate an explosive device) · tl pandiklap (device used to detonate an explosive device) · ru железнодоро́жная пета́рда (rail transport: small explosive warning device) · ru ка́псюль-детона́тор (device used to detonate an explosive device) · fr capsule fulminante (device used to detonate an explosive device) · ast detonador (device used to detonate an explosive device) · uk детона́тор (device used to detonate an explosive device) · ca detonador (device used to detonate an explosive device) · bg детона́тор (device used to detonate an explosive device)