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What is an airburst?

What is an airburst? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The explosion of a bomb or similar weapon in the air rather than on the ground.
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Gamma radiation from an airburst will cause death to people caught in the open to a distance of about 1,400 yards.
Earlier this year, on the chilly morning of February 15th, a thirteen-thousand-ton meteor screamed above the Ural Mountains before exploding in an airburst seventy-six-thousand feet above Chelyabinsk, Russia.
Once set off, they will shoot into the air, pop once, twice, thrice, and shower the old people and children below with an airburst of hot embers.
Video footage also indicated the intensity of the meteor's light, while audio tracks revealed the timing of sonic booms and the airburst shock-wave arrival.
The AASM-1000 is under development, as are new features such as airburst and data link.
After firing just a few digitally generated rounds I was able to rapidly laser range a target and take it out with an airburst.

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