the act of exploding or bursting something; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft";
a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball;
a sudden outburst; "an explosion of laughter"; "an explosion of rage";
the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant;
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction;
the noise caused by an explosion; "the explosion was heard a mile away";
a sudden great increase; "the population explosion"; "the information explosion";
