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| Domain | Definition |
Military & Defense | The detection, identification, field evaluation, rendering-safe, recovery and final disposal of unexploded explosive ordnance. It may also include the rendering-safe and/or disposal of explosive ordnance which have become hazardous by damage or deterioration when the disposal of such explosive ordnance is beyond the capabilities of personnel normally assigned the responsibility for routine disposal. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL |
| Specialty definitions using "EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL": access procedures. (references) |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Mineman Second Class Franklin Marshall, a Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team member, conducts a search for mines, especially those attached to ship's hulls, circa April 1966. The E.O.D. Team is responsible for harbor security. Several merchant ships are in the distance. Photographed by Ernie Filtz. Credit: NAVY. |
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Expressions using "EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL": explosive ordnance disposal incident ♦ explosive ordnance disposal procedures ♦ explosive ordnance disposal reconnaissance. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
explosive ordnance disposal | 46 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Danish | ammunitionsrydning. (various references) | ||||
French | neutralisation des munitions explosives. (various references) | ||||
German | EOD-Wesen, Munitionsentsorgung, Kampfmittelbeseitigung. (various references) | ||||
Hungarian | lõszer és robbanótest hatástalanítás, lõszer és robbanóanyag hatástalanítás. (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | explosiveay ordnanceay isposalday | ||||
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 58 50 4C 4F 53 49 56 45 4F 52 44 4E 41 4E 43 45 44 49 53 50 4F 53 41 4C |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01011000 01010000 01001100 01001111 01010011 01001001 01010110 01000101 00100000 01001111 01010010 01000100 01001110 01000001 01001110 01000011 01000101 00100000 01000100 01001001 01010011 01010000 01001111 01010011 01000001 01001100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E X P L O S I V E   O R D N A N C E   D I S P O S A L |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 0058 0050 004C 004F 0053 0049 0056 0045 004F 0052 0044 004E 0041 004E 0043 0045 0044 0049 0053 0050 004F 0053 0041 004C |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3958504649534356392495238483548373923843535049533546 |
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