gelignite

Words nearby gelignite

Example sentences from the Web for gelignite

• Nontraditional flavors ammonium nitrate, C-4, and gelignite did not test well.

  Up to a Point: P.J. O’Rourke on Valentine’s Day and Oral Hygiene|P. J. O’Rourke|February 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

• The manner of the damage was not quite what one would have expected from gelignite, or some equally powerful preparation.

  Christopher Quarles|Percy James Brebner

• "But I was not aware that we had any gelignite or giant powder in our possession," I interrupted.

  In Search of El Dorado|Alexander MacDonald

• A time came when the gun-cotton and gelignite got scarce, and a powder explosive called ammonal had to be used.

  New Zealanders at Gallipoli|Major Fred Waite