gelignite
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gelignite
Example Sentences
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"Graham, a compact parcel of Scouse gelignite, doesn't tend to play softies, so his simmering aggression felt all too credible."
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2019
But not a single gun was fired; since the few ancient artillery pieces in Apia were unsafe, police simulated the salute by exploding 19 charges of gelignite buried in the sand.
From Time Magazine Archive
Moreover, its prose is so plain that a roomful of safecrackers and their molls might well while away the hours before the gelignite goes up by browsing through the work.
From Time Magazine Archive
For some time, British police had feared that increasing thefts of gelignite from military storehouses forecast an epidemic of bank robberies.
From Time Magazine Archive
For example, gelignite, which is being used for agricultural purposes in Great Britain, consists of nitro-glycerine mixed with nitro-cotton, wood-meal and saltpetre.
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