WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
plas′tic explo′sive, 
  1. Militarya puttylike substance that contains an explosive charge, and is detonated by fuse or by remote control: used esp. by terrorists and in guerrilla warfare. Also called plastique. 
  • 1905–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
plastic explosive
  1. an adhesive jelly-like explosive substance
'plastic explosive' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Semtex - plastic bomb - plastique

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