Dictionary.com

Popular Searches

 Thesaurus.com

gelatin dynamite

American  
[jel-uh-tn dahy-nuh-mahyt] / ˈdʒɛl ə tn ˈdaɪ nəˌmaɪt /

noun

  1. a high explosive consisting of a gelatinized mass of nitroglycerin with nitrocellulose added.

Etymology

Origin of gelatin dynamite

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

They had been made from batteries, alarm clocks and gelignite, a gelatin dynamite or "safe" explosive favored by British safecrackers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.