unexploded
adjective
un·ex·plod·ed
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Definition of unexploded
: not exploded
an unexploded bomb/shell unexploded ammunition
Examples of unexploded in a Sentence
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The Italian military is responsible for finding and defusing unexploded bombs at Pompeii. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "Unexploded World War II bombs may still be buried at Pompeii," 8 July 2019 Tracking down unexploded bombs is a slow and expensive process. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "Pompeii Is Home to Multiple Undetonated World War II Bombs," 11 July 2019 At least 60 civilians have been killed, along with the two de-miners, by the unexploded ordnance left behind. — New York Times, "Bombing Kills Dozens and Hurts Schoolchildren as Taliban Talks Resume," 1 July 2019 Over 7,500 children have been killed or wounded in Yemen in the last 5 1/2 years as a result of airstrikes, shelling, fighting, suicide attacks, mines and other unexploded ordnance, according to a U.N. report released Friday. — Washington Post, "UN report: 7,500 kids killed or wounded in Yemen since 2013," 29 June 2019 Germany isnât the only nation dealing with unexploded ordnance. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "Massive blast leaves crater in German barley field," 25 June 2019 Despite multiple cleanups, unexploded ordnance has been found in the area. — Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Tierrasanta: âIsland in the Hillsâ is big on parkland, trails," 30 June 2019 The former battlefield still holds millions of unexploded shells, so that housing and farming are still forbidden in some areas. — Sylvie Corbet, Fox News, "Volunteers re-enact World War I encampment in Verdun, France," 25 Aug. 2018 Despite a grainy video that purports to show Iranian military personnel removing an unexploded limpet mine from the side of one of the two ships attacked, allies in the region and elsewhere remain unconvinced by U.S. claims of Iranian culpability. — Joseph Hincks, Time, "How U.S. Allies in the Middle East are Responding to Rising Tensions with Iran," 18 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unexploded.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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unexploded
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of unexploded
of a bomb
: not yet exploded
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