detonator
/ˈdɛtəneɪtər/
noun
- A device used to trigger an explosion, such as a blasting cap or a remote control for a bomb.
- The engineer placed the detonator inside the explosive charge.
- The police found a detonator connected to the suspicious package.
- He pressed the button on the detonator, and the building collapsed.
- A person or thing that causes something to happen suddenly or violently (figurative).
- His angry words acted as a detonator for the argument.
- The scandal was the detonator for a major political crisis.
- The new policy was a detonator for protests across the country.
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