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ied is usually written as IED: a capitalized noun for an Improvised Explosive Device, a dangerous explosive device made or deployed outside conventional military methods. You’ll often see it in military, security, and news contexts, especially in reporting about attacks, threats, terrorism, insurgencies, or unconventional warfare. But how should you use this serious term naturally: IED, IEDs, roadside IED, or simply explosive device? This lesson looks at its grammatical role, pronunciation as an initialism, common combinations, and how it differs from broader or more informal terms like homemade bomb. Watch the full lesson to learn the word clearly and carefully.

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A soldier carefully identifies a hidden IED on a dirt road.