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Example sentences for "premature explosion"

  • Collision between two heavenly bodies or premature explosion of a custard pie.

  • In a high-power engine, premature explosion may be the cause of the breaking of a vital part, such as the piston-rod or the crank-shaft.

  • If there be no mark, the cock is slowly opened in order that no premature explosion may be caused by an excess of gas.

  • This precaution is necessary in order to avoid a premature explosion, liable to cause a sharp backward revolution of the fly-wheel.

  • They were made of cast steel, but owing to a premature explosion in a mortar, supposed to be due to weakness of the shell, they are now made of forged steel.

  • The base end of lyddite shell is made solid to prevent the possibility of the gas pressure in the gun producing a premature explosion.

  • The compression, and consequent generation of heat on discharge of the charge in these long shell, render them liable to premature explosion if fired with high velocities.

  • Although far superior to common shell in man-killing effect, their action was not altogether satisfactory, as the shell on bursting projected the bullets in all directions, and there was a liability of premature explosion.

  • Premature explosion is prevented by passing a link of the chain, through a slot in the bolt c, securing it there by a pin of bent wire l.

  • A safety pin k is provided to prevent a premature explosion due to the pin g being accidentally withdrawn.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    acquired characteristics; approach them; both universities; containing thirty; done what; extensive practice; freezing point; here mentioned; looked about; many tribes; mere trifle; modern knowledge; oecumenical council; premature explosion; principal crops; promise made; regulate commerce; right and; rough water; visible sign; will visit; would take too long