Definition of Airbursts

1. Noun. (plural of airburst) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Airbursts

1. airburst [n] - See also: airburst

Lexicographical Neighbors of Airbursts

airbreather
airbreathers
airbreathing
airbreathing catfish
airbrick
airbricks
airbridge
airbridges
airbrush
airbrushed
airbrusher
airbrushers
airbrushes
airbrushing
airburst
airbursts (current term)
airbus
airbuses
airbusses
aircar
aircars
aircheck
airchecks
aircoach
aircoaches
airconditioned
airconditioner
airconditioners
airconditioning
aircraft

Literary usage of Airbursts

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Medical Implications of Nuclear War by Frederic Solomon (1986)
"As shown in Figure 26, if I assume that the 100 detonations are airbursts of 1-Mt yield and that the hypothesized superfire casualty rules of the previous ..."

2. Effects of Nuclear Earth-penetrator And Other Weapons by Nas (2005)
"... does not account for any secondary activation for shallow buried bursts, surface bursts, and airbursts. Depending on the target environment, ..."

3. Decisive Force: Strategic Bombing in the Gulf War by Richard G. Davis (1998)
"... correctly timed airbursts and proximity fused shells or bombs can be very effective in the desert because their blasts are still spread over wide areas. ..."

4. Surviving Twilight: A Soldier's Chronicle of Daily Life in Iraq by Shane A. Bernskoetter (2005)
"A minute later some guys ran in from outside and said Victory had airbursts over it. There were probably twenty mortar hits over there. ..."

5. The Military Dictionary (1987)
"... by a spotter or an observer to indicate that the rounds fired resulted in both air and impact bursts with a majority of the bursts being airbursts mixed ..."

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