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I.E.D.
Dictionary entry overview: What does I.E.D. mean?
• I.E.D. (noun)
The noun I.E.D. has 1 sense:
1. an explosive device that is improvised
Familiarity information: I.E.D. used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An explosive device that is improvised
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
I.E.D.; IED; improvised explosive device
Hypernyms ("I.E.D." is a kind of...):
explosive device (device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "I.E.D."):
gasoline bomb; Molotov cocktail; petrol bomb (a crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick)
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