Sentence examples for detonated above from inspiring English sources

Forensic evidence and the extent of the casualties suggest the device was detonated above floor level.

He was getting off a streetcar when the so-called Little Boy device detonated above the city.

When the bomb detonated above Hiroshima, the Enola Gay's tailgunner was the only crewman who witnessed the explosion, Mr. Jeppson recalled.

Fission cores resemble miniaturized versions of the Fat Man nuclear bomb detonated above Nagasaki.

Hiyō was struck by two bombs, one of which detonated above the bridge and killed or wounded virtually everyone there.

One nuclear weapon detonated above a major city would kill hundreds of thousands -- potentially millions of people -- in a matter of seconds.

The lack of visible marks might signal that the air team was using munitions with airburst fuzes, which detonate above the ground and create shock waves, according to weapons experts.

It is a "concussive bomb" meaning it detonates above ground rather than penetrating hardened defenses.

Should a 15-kiloton nuke be minutes from detonating above Honolulu, a unique siren would sound, warning the public of the bomb's imminent arrival, Hawaii News Now reports.

If you're in the market for a grenade launcher with a kick and you're a US soldier, check FedEx for your new XM25 Smart Grenade Launcher, a device that shoots a "25 mm microchip-embedded high explosive round that detonates above or beside the target, showering the enemy with lethal metal fragments".

In 1908, an asteroid or comet measuring tens of metres across detonated about 10km above Siberia.