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noun explosion ADJ. huge, powerful | bomb, nuclear, shotgun BLAST + VERB hit sth, rip through sth, rock sth A huge bomb blast rocked central London last night. PREP. in a/the ~ Twenty people were killed in the blast. sudden rush of air/wind ADJ. hot, icy She felt an icy blast of air. PREP. ~ of a blast of cold air sudden loud sound ADJ. long | short | shrill VERB + BLAST give PREP. ~ on He gave a short blast on his trumpet.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary