# explosives

Pronunciation: say "ek-SPLOH-sivz" US /ɛkˈsploʊsɪvz/, UK /ɛkˈspləʊsɪvz/, AUS /ekˈspləʉsɪvz/

## Noun

1. Plural of explosive. — plural of explosive
   - Simple: Plural of explosive. Use this form when talking about more than one.
   - _Engineers placed the explosives carefully along the base of the old bridge._
   - _Customs officers are trained to detect explosives in checked luggage._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/explosives (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).