explosive device
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explosive device
A device that contains explosives and is designed so that it can be made to explode; a bomb.
Der Entschärfungsdienst der Polizei konnte den Sprengsatz unschädlich machen.
The police bomb disposal unit was able to render the explosive device safe.
The word consists of the stem of the verb 'sprengen' (to blow up) and the noun 'der Satz'. Here, 'Satz' does not mean 'Satz' (sentence), but rather an 'assembled unit' or 'charge'.
Der gefundene Sprengsatz war sehr professionell gebaut.
The explosive device that was found had been built very professionally.
'Sprengsatz' (explosive device) is often used with specific verbs. The police must 'entschärfen' (defuse) an explosive device. Terrorists 'legen' (plant) or 'zünden' (detonate) an explosive device. An explosive device can 'explodieren' (explode) or 'detonieren' (detonate).
Die Täter hatten den Sprengsatz unter einer Brücke platziert.
The perpetrators had placed the explosive device under a bridge.
This word is used almost exclusively in reports about crime, terrorism, or war. You usually read or hear it in the news, police reports, or crime fiction.
Nach dem Fund des Sprengsatzes wurde der Bahnhof evakuiert.
After the explosive device was found, the train station was evacuated.
bomb
Bombe and Sprengsatz can both refer to an explosive object. Bombe tends to mean a body filled with explosives and constructed as a single unit. Sprengsatz places more emphasis on the device built to cause an explosion, often one that has been placed at a particular location.
An der verschlossenen Tür fand die Polizei einen Sprengsatz.
The police found an explosive device by the locked door.
In dem verlassenen Koffer fand die Polizei eine Bombe.
The police found a bomb in the abandoned suitcase.
