explosion UK /ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən/US /ɛkˈsploʊ.ʒən/ noun3 •a sudden event in which energy is set free, making a loud bang and throwing things apartA man was injured by an explosion caused by drilling into a missed shot at the Mendota mine above Silver Plume, Colo. — 1913 •A sudden, uncontrolled or rapid increase, expansion, or bursting out.Her image is supposedly rebellious, but she looks scrubbed and healthy, with an explosion of blonde hair and generous curves shoved into too-tight clothing. — 2005 •The sound of an explosion. formsexplosions