1. thermobaric - Noun
2. thermobaric - Adjective
thermobaric (not comparable)
Describing various weapons that use atmospheric oxygen to produce a blast wave of a significantly longer duration than those produced by condensed explosives.
thermobaric (plural thermobarics)
A thermobaric weapon
In September 2007, Russia exploded the largest thermobaric weapon ever made. Source: Internet
Other terms used for this family of weapons are high-impulse thermobaric weapons (HITs), heat and pressure weapons, vacuum bombs, or fuel-air explosives (FAE or FAX). Source: Internet
Russia, China, and many former Warsaw Pact nations have also developed a fuel-air explosive (thermobaric) warhead. Source: Internet
The convert S-8 rocket has the S-8DM and S-8DF thermobaric variants. Source: Internet
The fuel-air bomb is one of the most well-known types of thermobaric weapons. Source: Internet
The KAB-1500S GLONASS GPS guided convert bomb also has a thermobaric variant. Source: Internet