- fuel-air explosive, FAE - a device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges; the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen; the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is below
--1 is a kind of explosive device
--1 has particulars:thermobaric bomb, fuel-air bomb, vacuum bomb, volume-detonation bomb, aerosol bomb