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  • noun Plural form of detonator.

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Examples

  • Example 1: Subway of Tokyo, Japan, March 20th 1995, wikipedia using plastic bags of liquid sarin nerve agent disguised in newspapers and sharpened umbrellas as 'detonators', terrorists kill twelve and injure and estimated one thousand.

    The Speculist: Memetic Viruses 2007

  • The fact that they're use the term "detonators" though, specifically detonators, does indicate that this might be a serious device that we're talking about, rather than something that's been hooked up at home by a real amateur.

    CNN Transcript Jul 21, 2005 2005

  • That bag contained the same kind of detonators allegedly used in the March 11 attacks that is killed nearly 200 people.

    CNN Transcript May 7, 2004 2004

  • When the line is blocked for engineering work 'detonators' are used as a last resort to stop trains, the final piece of protection.

    Socialist Party Main leads 2010

  • Mining chemicals market also includes explosives, and explosive accessories such as detonators and fuses.

    PRWeb - Daily News Feed 2010

  • Mining chemicals market also includes explosives, and explosive accessories such as detonators and fuses.

    PRWeb - Daily News Feed 2010

  • I guess by "detonators" they mean that they don't follow, and they don't lead, they simply exist to detonate that "single night of mass awakening" that, throughout history, has made great leaps forward.

    The Narco News Bulletin 2010

  • When the line is blocked for engineering work 'detonators' are used as a last resort to stop trains, the final piece of protection.

    Socialist Party Main leads 2010

  • When the line is blocked for engineering work 'detonators' are used as a last resort to stop trains, the final piece of protection.

    Socialist Party Main leads 2010

  • When the line is blocked for engineering work 'detonators' are used as a last resort to stop trains, the final piece of protection.

    Socialist Party Main leads 2010

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