gelignite

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dʒɛlɪɡ.naɪt/

Noun

gelignite (countable and uncountable, plural gelignites)

1. An explosive mixture of nitroglycerine and nitrate absorbed onto a base of wood pulp.
   • 2008, Steven P. Moysey, The Road to Balcombe Street: The IRA Reign of Terror in London, Binghamton, N.Y.: Haworth Press, →ISBN, page 58:

     Three small gelignite bombs, with pocket watch timing devices, were concealed in packets small enough to fit through the slot of the standard cast-iron post box, the cylindrical bright red colored boxes so common throughout London.

Translations

explosive mixture of nitroglycerine and nitrate

• Czech: gelignit m
• Spanish: gelignita f

See also

• dynamite