Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
n. Any of a number of explosive materials formulated to be soft and hand malleable.
WordNet
n. an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy [syn: plastique]
Wikipedia
Plastic explosive is a soft and hand-moldable solid form of explosive material. Within the field of explosives engineering, plastic explosives are also known as putty explosives.
Plastic explosives are especially suited for explosive demolition. Common plastic explosives include Semtex and C-4.
Usage examples of "plastic explosive".
He had fished out a plastic explosive from the bag on his back and torn off the friction fuse.
That and more residue of plastic explosive, a slightly different formula from that of the AP bomb in Sheila Horowitz’.
The men were working with wire and a small, putty-colored block which appeared to be C-4 plastic explosive.
The detonating cord they formed lumps of C-4 plastic explosive around, then further wrapped it around the corpse.
And he took a red windbreaker from the bag, unwrapped it carefully and set a fist-sized wad of plastic explosive and detonator on the tacky driftwood table.
He began laying shaped plastic explosive charges in a pattern over the bricks.
A one-pound block of C-4 plastic explosive - the whole world used it - went snugly into the hole.
With thundering Beltway traffic masking the few words needed for the transaction, Mallock traded the last of his cash for the 500 grams of plastic explosive.