rapid unplanned disassembly

English

Noun

rapid unplanned disassembly (countable and uncountable, plural rapid unplanned disassemblies)

1. (engineering, euphemistic) An explosion or breakup of a vehicle, usually an airplane or a rocket.

Usage notes

This is also formulated in slightly altered forms, as Rapid Unscheduled/Unexpected/Unplanned/Uncontrolled (self-)Dissassembly, with the "U" varying between forms, and "self" occurring in some variants.

Synonyms

• rapid uncontrolled disassembly
• rapid uncontrolled self-disassembly
• rapid unexpected disassembly
• rapid unexpected self-disassembly
• rapid unplanned self-disassembly
• rapid unscheduled disassembly
• rapid unscheduled self-disassembly
• RUD (abbreviation)

Derived terms

• RUD (abbreviation)
• RUD (verb form)

See also

• energetic disassembly