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PRONUNCIATION OF IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE

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Improvised explosive device is a noun.
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WHAT DOES IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

improvised explosive device

Improvised explosive device

An improvised explosive device is a homemade bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional military explosives, such as an artillery round, attached to a detonating mechanism. Roadside bombs are a common use of IEDs. IEDs may be used in terrorist actions or in unconventional warfare by guerrillas or commando forces in a theater of operations. In the second Iraq War, IEDs were used extensively against US-led Coalition forces and by the end of 2007 they had become responsible for approximately 63% of Coalition deaths in Iraq. They are also used in Afghanistan by insurgent groups, and have caused over 66% of the Coalition casualties in the 2001–present Afghanistan War. IEDs were also used extensively by cadres of the rebel Tamil Tiger organization against military targets in Sri Lanka.

Definition of improvised explosive device in the English dictionary

The definition of improvised explosive device in the dictionary is a home-made explosive device designed to maim, harass, or kill IED.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE

advice
central locking device
charge-coupled device
crevice
cut-off device
device
explosive device
hazard warning device
input device
input/output device
intrauterine device
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measuring device
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timing device
tracking device

Synonyms and antonyms of improvised explosive device in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «improvised explosive device» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE

Find out the translation of improvised explosive device to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of improvised explosive device from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «improvised explosive device» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

简易爆炸装置
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

artefacto explosivo improvisado
570 millions of speakers

English

improvised explosive device
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तात्कालिक विस्फोटक डिवाइस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عبوة ناسفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

самодельное взрывное устройство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dispositivo explosivo improvisado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উদ্ভাবিত বিস্ফোরক ডিভাইস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

engin explosif improvisé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Alat peletup buatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

improvisierten Spreng
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

簡易爆発物
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

즉석 폭발 장치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Improvisasi piranti peledak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ứng thiết bị nổ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேம்பட்ட வெடிக்கும் சாதனம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Improvised स्फोटक साधन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Doğaçlamalı patlayıcı cihazı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ordigno esplosivo improvvisato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

improwizowane urządzenie wybuchowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

саморобний вибуховий пристрій
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dispozitiv exploziv improvizat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτοσχέδιου εκρηκτικού μηχανισμού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geïmproviseerde plofbare toestel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

improviserade sprängladdning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

improvisert eksplosiv innretning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of improvised explosive device

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about improvised explosive device

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE»

Discover the use of improvised explosive device in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to improvised explosive device and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Disrupting Improvised Explosive Device Terror Campaigns:: ...
A follow-up to the 2007 book, Countering the Threat of Improvised Explosive Devices: Basic Research Opportunities, this book summarizes two workshops held in 2008.
Committee on Defeating Improvised Explosive Devices: Basic Research to Interrupt the IED Delivery Chain, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, 2008
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Investigative Studies Into the Recovery of DNA from ...
ABSTRACT INVESTIGATIVE STUDIES INTO THE RECOVERY OF DNA FROM IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE CONTAINERS By Shane Gregory Phillip Hoffmann Combating improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and apprehending those ...
Shane Gregory Phillip Hoffmann, 2008
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Practical Bomb Scene Investigation, Second Edition
New in this Edition: Information on detonation pressure and its effects on the body Instructions on how to collect additional information from the scene in order to provide an estimate of the explosives weight of the IED A glossary for a ...
James T. Thurman, 2011
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Improvised Explosive Devices: Improvised Explosive Device
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books Llc, Source: Wikipedia, 2010
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Detection and Disposal of Improvised Explosives
... shell surrounding the charge, the body of the device, additional injurious elements. In all improvised explosive devices individual combination of materials is used. An improvised explosive device is produced using 220 180218 V.V. SMIRNOV.
Hiltmar Schubert, Andrey Kuznetsov, 2006
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Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices: Most Initiatives ...
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 May 20, 2011 Congressional Committees Subject: Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices : Most Initiatives Supported by the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat ...
Revae Moran (au)
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Scrutiny of arms export controls (2012): UK Strategic Export ...
... bomb suits, civil explosive detection/ identification equipment, components for military equipment for initiating explosives, components for military improvised explosive device decoying/detection/disposal/jamming equipment, equipment for  ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business, Innovation and Skills Committee, 2012
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Lloyd's MIU Handbook of Maritime Security
... Explosive Devices .....................................................................59 Subsurface Improvised Explosive Device Attacks: Scuba ... Terrorism II: Non-improvised Explosive Device Attacks ...............................................65 Ramming Attacks and Sabotage .
Rupert Herbert-Burns, Sam Bateman, Peter Lehr, 2008
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2013 ICD-10-CM Draft Edition -
... civilian A, D, S POA Y36.23 War operations involving explosion of improvised explosive device [IED] War operations involving explosion of person-borne improvised explosive device [IED] War operations involving explosion of vehicle- borne ...
Carol J. Buck, 2013
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Improvised Explosive Devices in Iraq, 2003-09: A Case of ...
Lieutenant General Michael L. Oates, Director, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, Statement before the House Armed Services Committee Subcommittees on Air and Land Forces and Seapower and Expeditionary Forces , ...
Andrew Smith, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term improvised explosive device is used in the context of the following news items.
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Explosive device found in Juliaetta - Moscow-Pullman Daily News …
... called in by the Latah County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday afternoon to disarm an improvised explosive device found at a Juliaetta home. «Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Jul 15»
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Mail photo of troops launching doomed Afghan assault - Daily Mail
... from the landing spot, one of them, Lance Corporal David Dennis, of the Light Dragoons, stepped on a large improvised explosive device. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Bradley Paul who was wounded in a Taliban bombing stabbed …
Private Bradley Paul, 23, from Timperley, Greater Manchester, was critically wounded when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Explosion kill 4 children in Wardak province
The incident took place in Syedabad district after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted near a residential house went off. «Khaama Press, Jul 15»
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Made in Massachusetts: Robots - 7News Boston WHDH-TV
"Scooby-Doo" was destroyed by an improvised explosive device in Iraq after helping disable 19 other bombs. All the while, the operator was a ... «WHDH-TV, Jul 15»
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Arrests made following discovery of drugs, explosives on Hopper …
An improvised explosive device, detonator, and firing wire were reportedly found at 333 Hopper Road on Tuesday. 333 Hopper Road. «Pike County News Watchman, Jul 15»
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Close shave for security men as naxals detonate IED in …
Security personnel had a close shave today as Maoists detonated a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) on the Awapalli-Mordunda ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
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Twin Blasts Kill 50 in Gombe as Buratai Takes Over, Articles …
It was either a suicide mission or an IED (improvised explosive device) kept somewhere at the main market where they sell slippers and clothes ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
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Twin Bomb Blasts Claim 50 lives in Gombe, Articles | THISDAY LIVE
Either it was a suicide mission or an I.E.D. (Improvised explosive device) kept somewhere at the main market where they sell slippers and ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
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Marine Corps Developing Low Cost Robot Swarms to Counter …
The idea is that one Marine can task multiple robotic systems with finding an object or threat such as an improvised explosive device or enemy drone. The robots ... «National Defense Magazine, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Improvised explosive device [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/improvised-explosive-device>. Apr 2024 ».
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