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UK
/dʒˈɛlɪɡnˌaɪt/
]
NOUN
- a type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate
How To Use gelignite In A Sentence
- The suitcase contained chlorate of potash and paraffin wax, which was mixed with gelignite to form an explosive compound.
- Gun cotton and gelignite were used the former to cut steelwork and the latter to destroy the piers supporting the spans. Alan Glass
- Their work was taken up with boring and blasting rock with gelignite.
- I've been harbouring an idea for some time which, as far as pubescent boys would be concerned, is entertainment gelignite.
- Others elicted murmurs of surprise from the audience for correctly spelling anemone, ubiquitous, gelignite, and chipolata. Times, Sunday Times
- I don't like dynamite, it sweats gelignite, but I've got shock-resistant packing in my cooler chest. SNOWJOB
- However, he was finding it much more difficult than he had anticipated - the architects had designed the building to be bomb-proof, and he had already used about 22 lb of gelignite in an attempt to bring it down.
- Howard gestured towards the files on Tweed's desk as though they were sticks of suspect gelignite. COVER STORY
- Gelignite is dangerous stuff to handle.
- Ashraf Khan was trying to breach the walls, leading a suicide squad with gelignite, as I left. KARA KUSH
