爆風(ばくふう)

ばくふう
noun
blast; shock wave
1. blast; shock wave; blast wind
The powerful rush of air and pressure generated by an explosion, capable of causing destruction over a wide area.
爆風(ばくふう)で窓(まど)ガラスが割(わ)れた。
The blast shattered the window glass.
爆発(ばくはつ)の爆風(ばくふう)は数百(すうひゃく)メートル先(さき)まで届(とど)いた。
The blast wave from the explosion reached several hundred meters away.
建物(たてもの)は爆風(ばくふう)の影響(えいきょう)で大(おお)きく損壊(そんかい)し、周囲(しゅうい)の住民(じゅうみん)も被害(ひがい)を受(う)けた。
The building was severely damaged by the blast, and surrounding residents were also affected.

A compound of 爆(ばく) (explosion) + 風(ふう) (wind). Refers specifically to the destructive wave of compressed air created by an explosion. Common in news coverage of bombings, industrial accidents, and in discussions of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 爆風(ばくふう)で吹(ふ)き飛(と)ばされる: to be blown away by the blast
  • 爆風(ばくふう)の被害(ひがい): blast damage
  • 爆風(ばくふう)の影響(えいきょう): effects of the blast
  • 爆風(ばくふう)が届(とど)く: the blast reaches

RELATED TERMS:

  • 爆発(ばくはつ): explosion (the event itself)
  • 衝撃波(しょうげきは): shock wave (more technical/scientific term)
  • 爆心地(ばくしんち): epicenter of an explosion; ground zero
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