ammonal
a high explosive consisting chiefly of powdered aluminum, ammonium nitrate, and TNT.
Origin of ammonal
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How to use ammonal in a sentence
The ammonal was discharged successfully, but the results were disappointing.
The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918 | Frederick William BewsherThe first party found some thick wire, placed their ammonal tubes and successfully blew several gaps.
The Fifth Leicestershire | J.D. HillsWe entered the crater immediately after it was blown, placed another charge of 200 pounds of ammonal, and blew it.
Canada in Flanders, Volume III (of 3) | Charles G. D. RobertsThe Camp Commandant had written what looked like an 'o' in place of an 'a.' Ammonol is a drug; ammonal is an explosive.
Leaves from a Field Note-Book | J. H. MorganSeveral dug-outs were bombed, and in some cases set on fire, one being blown up by the Royal Engineers with an ammonal tube.
The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 | Captain W. C. C. Weetman
British Dictionary definitions for ammonal
/ (ˈæmənəl) /
an explosive made by mixing TNT, ammonium nitrate, and aluminium powder
Origin of ammonal
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