fuel-air explosive

NOUN
18 LETTERS · STARTS WITH F

fuel-air explosive is a valid 18-letter word worth 31 points in Scrabble and 36 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
F4U1E1L1-0A1I1R1E1X8P3L1O1S1I1V4E1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 8 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 =31 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 62TRIPLE WORD → 93
MEANING

What does fuel-air explosive mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges; the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen; the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is below.

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