detonator
noun
det·o·na·tor
ˈde-tᵊn-ˌā-tər 
-tə-ˌnā-
: a device or small quantity of explosive used for detonating a high explosive
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Investigators found a stockpile of chemicals, explosive devices, detonators and over $20,000 in counterfeit cash at the home of the main suspect, a 19-year-old ISIS sympathizer who had been radicalized online, according to Franz Ruf, public security director at Austria’s interior ministry.
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Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
Authorities found large quantities of chemicals, detonators, explosives and 21,000 euros of counterfeit money at his apartment, CNN reported.
—Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2024
The evidence included hydrogen peroxide, homemade explosives, detonators and detonator cables.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
After he was killed, agents found homemade explosives inside his car and a remote detonator alongside his body, according to those familiar with evidence gathered in the investigation.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
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Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
Authorities found large quantities of chemicals, detonators, explosives and 21,000 euros of counterfeit money at his apartment, CNN reported.
—Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2024
The evidence included hydrogen peroxide, homemade explosives, detonators and detonator cables.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
After he was killed, agents found homemade explosives inside his car and a remote detonator alongside his body, according to those familiar with evidence gathered in the investigation.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
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detonator
noun
det·o·na·tor
ˈdet-ᵊn-ˌāt-ər
-ə-ˌnāt-
: a device or small quantity of explosive used for detonating another explosive
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