a driving off by clapping

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• Explosion — Ex*plo sion, n. [L. explosio a driving off by clapping: cf. F. explosion explosion. See {Explode}.] 1. The act of exploding; detonation; a chemical action which causes the sudden formation of a great volume of expanded gas; as, the explosion of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• explosion — noun Etymology: Latin explosion , explosio act of driving off by clapping, from explodere Date: 1667 1. the act or an instance of exploding < injured in a laboratory explosion > 2. a large scale, rapid, or spectacular expansion or bursting out or …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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