Definition of "detonations" [detonations]

• Plural form of detonation. (noun)

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• "However on the other hand, I don’t think using the past 500 nuclear detonations is necessarily a good predictor of what it would take to destroy 90% of the human population."
• "The latest physical sciences journal from Nature Publishing Group, Nature Chemistry's inaugural issue covers the breadth of chemistry, from inorganic microtubes to theoretical studies of how water behaves in detonations."
• "One key area of continuing research is in the computer modeling of nuclear detonations, which is used in developing warheads."