Collocations for explosion - noun

almighty, big, deafening, enormous, huge, loud, major, massive, powerful, serious, tremendous, violent | minor, small | muffled
There was a muffled explosion somewhere on their right.

distant
The floor shook with a distant explosion.

controlled | test
a nuclear test explosion

accidental | bomb, chemical, gas, mine, volcanic | atomic, nuclear | terrorist | political, social
(figurative) The shock waves of this political explosion engulfed the whole of Europe.

cause, set off, trigger
The build-up of gas caused a small explosion.

carry out
Bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion on the suspect package.

hear | prevent

come, happen, occur, take place
The explosion came 20 minutes after a coded warning to the police. | The explosion occurred just after midday.

shake sth
The explosion shook nearby homes.

destroy sth, rip through sth, wreck sth
A massive explosion ripped through the chemical works.

injure sb, kill sb | echo
A loud explosion echoed round the valley.

in an/the ~
3 people were injured in the explosion.

sudden | veritable
In the 1860s a veritable explosion of major scientific publications took place.

population | information
trying to keep up with the information explosion

price, wage

occur, take place

~ in
a sudden explosion in the number of students

~ of
an explosion of interest in learning Japanese