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• Взрывное устройство кустарного изготовления, обычно созданное из легкодоступных материалов и используемое в нетрадиционных военных действиях или террористических атаках.

An explosive device that is improvised, typically constructed from readily available materials and used in unconventional warfare or terrorist attacks.

proper noun

1. Improvised Explosive DeviceC1formal

   A bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than conventional military action, often using homemade materials.

   Самодельное взрывное устройство

   • The patrol discovered an IED hidden along the roadside.
   • Military engineers are trained to detect and disarm IEDs.
   • The use of IEDs has become a common tactic in asymmetric warfare.