explosive detection system

1. 1.

   a rapid automatic system to detect plastic explosives in passengers' luggage using X-ray technology and computers; designed for use in airports

   SynonymsEDS

   Broadersystem

Questions about explosive detection system

What does explosive detection system mean?

explosive detection system means "a rapid automatic system to detect plastic explosives in passengers' luggage using X-ray technology and computers; designed for use in airports".

What is another word for explosive detection system?

Close synonyms include EDS. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is explosive detection system a common word?

explosive detection system is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.