фугас

Borrowed from Russian фуга́с (fugás), from French fougasse.

фугас • (fugas)

1. field explosive, landmine, fougasse mine

• фугасты (fugasty)

Borrowed from French fougasse. Several steps omitting from Latin focus.

• IPA^(key): [fʊˈɡas]

фуга́с • (fugás) m inan (genitive фуга́са, nominative plural фуга́сы, genitive plural фуга́сов, relational adjective фуга́сный)

1. (military, historical) fougasse
2. (military) field explosive, explosive charge (planted in the ground or underwater), mine
3. (military, informal) a high explosive munition (of artillery shells, bombs, etc.)

Derived from Latin focus:

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “фугас”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

• Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “фугас”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.