Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A highly malleable plastic explosive.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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You can find it by yourself, by itself, or if you look at -- we have heard of Semtex, which is explosive that Tom will tell you is also used in the Middle East quite a bit, also was used by the Republic -- IRA over the years.
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McTigue also recognized something else as he examined the car bomb: a plastic explosive called Semtex from Czechoslovakia.
CBS 2 - KCAL 9 - Los Angeles - Southern California - LA Breaking News, Weather, Traffic, Sports 2009
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McTigue also recognized something else as he examined the car bomb: a plastic explosive called Semtex from Czechoslovakia.
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McTigue also recognized something else as he examined the car bomb: a plastic explosive called Semtex from Czechoslovakia.
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McTigue also recognized something else as he examined the car bomb: a plastic explosive called Semtex from Czechoslovakia.
Latest News 2009
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McTigue also recognized something else as he examined the car bomb: a plastic explosive called Semtex from Czechoslovakia.
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The e-cell bomb, which contained a plastic explosive called Semtex from Czechoslovakia, became the signature weapon of several Palestinian terrorist organizations, AP reported.
Political Mavens 2009
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McTigue also recognized something else as he examined the car bomb: a plastic explosive called Semtex from Czechoslovakia.
CBS 2 - KCAL 9 - Los Angeles - Southern California - LA Breaking News, Weather, Traffic, Sports 2009
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The e-cell bomb, which contained a plastic explosive called Semtex from Czechoslovakia, became the signature weapon of several Palestinian terrorist organizations, AP reported.
Political Mavens 2009
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The mild-mannered Winner handled the frustration in a way countryman Paul 'Semtex' Daley was unable to in May.
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