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ammonal

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ammonal [ˈæmənəl]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) an explosive made by mixing TNT, ammonium nitrate, and aluminium powder
[from ammon(ium) + al(uminium)]
Translations
ammonal [ˈæmənəl] N → amonal m
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Some German ammonal bombs have yet to explode,' I am told uponmy return to Ypres.
THE MAG: HOLIDAYS: The killing fields by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
8 tons) of ammonal explosive was blown, resulting in a crater 98 feet deep and 300 feet across.
Soldiers' memorial by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
Far better to visit Messines, south of Ypres, where in June, 1917 Allied troops heralded their initial attack on Passchendaele by detonating the biggest mine of the war, 91,000lbs of ammonal nitrate.
Travel: Return to the mud of Passchendale; TOMORROW, on Remembrance ... by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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