I.E.D.

Definitions of I.E.D.
  1. noun
    an explosive device that is improvised
    synonyms: IED, improvised explosive device
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    types:
    Molotov cocktail, gasoline bomb, petrol bomb
    a crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick
    type of:
    explosive device
    device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy
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