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An example use of explosion in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… seriously by contaminated with an explosion killing is what an ordinary person …”
Explosion means a sudden violent release of energy, especially an explosion of a bomb or other explosive device.
the word explosion occurs in english on average 16.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.