die Detonation
Translation
detonation, explosion
Examples
Die Detonation war weithin zu hören.
The detonation could be heard from far away.
Eine laute Detonation erschütterte die Fenster.
A loud detonation shook the windows.
Grammar Patterns
the detonation of sth.gen the detonation of sth. The detonation of the bomb was loud.
Similar Words
Explosion (explosion), Knall (bang)
Etymology
From Latin 'detonare' (to thunder down). The suffix '-tion' indicates a noun of action.
Memory Tips
An international cognate, very similar to the English 'detonation'. Imagine a 'DE-TONE-ation' - a loud tone going off.