| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Explosive ordnance | Military | (DOD, NATO) All munitions containing explosives, nuclear fission or fusion materials, and biological and chemical agents. This includes bombs and warheads; guided and ballistic missiles; artillery, mortar, rocket, and small arms ammunition; all mines, torpedoes, and depth charges; demolition charges; pyrotechnics; clusters and dispensers; cartridge and propellant actuated devices; electro-explosive devices; clandestine and improvised explosive devices; and all similar or related items or components explosive in nature. (references) | |
| Explosive ordnance | Military & Defense | All munitions containing explosives, nuclear fission or fusion materials and biological and chemical agents. This includes bombs and warheads; guided and ballistic missiles; artillery, mortar, rocket and small arms ammunition; all mines, torpedoes and depth charges, demolition charges; pyrotechnics; clusters and dispensers; cartridge and propellant actuated devices; electro-explosive devices; and all similar or related items or components explosive in nature. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Explosive ordnance disposal | Military | (DOD, NATO) The detection, identification, on-site evaluation, rendering safe, recovery, and final disposal of unexploded explosive ordnance. It may also include explosive ordnance which has become hazardous by damage or deterioration. Also called EOD. (references) | |
| Explosive ordnance disposal | Military & Defense | The detection, identification, field evaluation, rendering-safe, recovery and final disposal of unexploded explosive ordnance. It may also include the rendering-safe and/or disposal of explosive ordnance which have become hazardous by damage or deterioration when the disposal of such explosive ordnance is beyond the capabilities of personnel normally assigned the responsibility for routine disposal. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) | Physics | The detection, identification, field evaluations, rendering safe, recovery, and final disposal of unexploded explosive ordnance or chemical agent munitions. Source: Department of the Army. Chemical Accident or Incident Response and Assistance (CAIRA) Operations. DA PAM 50-6, 1991. (references) | |
| Explosive ordnance disposal incident | Military | (DOD, NATO) The suspected or detected presence of unexploded or damaged explosive ordnance which constitutes a hazard to operations, installations, personnel, or material. Not included in this definition are the accidental arming or other conditions that develop during the manufacture of high explosive material, technical service assembly operations or the laying of mines and demolition charges. (references) | |
| Explosive ordnance disposal procedures | Military | (DOD, NATO) Those particular courses or modes of action taken by explosive ordnance disposal personnel for access to, diagnosis, rendering safe, recovery, and final disposal of explosive ordnance or any hazardous material associated with an explosive ordnance disposal incident. a. access procedures--Those actions taken to locate exactly and gain access to unexploded explosive ordnance. b. diagnostic procedures--Those actions taken to identify and evaluate unexploded explosive ordnance. c. render safe procedures--The portion of the explosive ordnance disposal procedures involving the application of special explosive ordnance disposal methods and tools to provide for the interruption of functions or separation of essential components of unexploded explosive ordnance to prevent an unacceptable detonation. d. recovery procedures--Those actions taken to recover unexploded explosive ordnance. e. final disposal procedures--The final disposal of explosive ordnance which may include demolition or burning in place, removal to a disposal area, or other appropriate means. (references) | |
| Explosive ordnance disposal unit | Military | (DOD) Personnel with special training and equipment who render explosive ordnance safe (such as bombs, mines, projectiles, and booby traps), make intelligence reports on such ordnance, and supervise the safe removal thereof. (references) | |
| Explosive ordnance reconnaissance | Military | Reconnaissance involving the investigation, detection, location, marking, initial identification and reporting of suspected unexploded explosive ordnance, by explosive ordnance reconnaissance agents, in order to determine further action. (references) | |
| Unexploded explosive ordnance | Chemical Industry | Explosive ordnance which has been primed, fused, armed or otherwise prepared for action, and which has been fired, dropped, launched, projected or placed in such a manner as to constitute a hazard to operations, installations, personnel or material and remains unexploded either by malfunction or design or for any other cause. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Unexploded explosive ordnance | Military | (DOD, NATO) Explosive ordnance which has been primed, fused, armed or otherwise prepared for action, and which has been fired, dropped, launched, projected, or placed in such a manner as to constitute a hazard to operations, installations, personnel, or material and remains unexploded either by malfunction or design or for any other cause. Also called UXO. See also explosive ordnance. (references) | |
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