gelignite
Nitroglycerine-based blasting compound
Gelignite is a powerful explosive made from nitroglycerin, nitrocellulose, and wood pulp, typically formed into sticks or cartridges.
Safer to handle than pure nitroglycerin, it was widely used in mining, quarrying, and demolition throughout the 20th century.
The miners packed gelignite into the rock face.
Powerful blasting compound
- detonationExplosive ignition event
- blastingExplosive material removal
- C-4Malleable military explosive
- corditeSmokeless firearm propellant
detonator · primer · charge · fuse · cap · cartridge · stick · nitrocellulose
Explosive material removal
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- excavationAct of unearthing
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
underground · drill · seam · coalface · hard rock · prospecting · bore hole · stope
Prone to sudden change
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- flammableProne to ignition
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
deterioration · storage · handling · safety · exudation · dangerous · combustible
Violent collapse inward
- controlled demolitionDeliberate structural collapse
- wreckingDestroying completely
- razingComplete structural demolition
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
rubble · debris · condemned · dismantling · teardown
TNT
Powerful blasting compound
- detonationExplosive ignition event
- blastingExplosive material removal
- C-4Malleable military explosive
cordite · detonator · primer · charge · fuse · cap · cartridge · stick · nitrocellulose · blasting cap
blasting
Explosive material removal
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- excavationAct of unearthing
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
tunnel · underground · drill · seam · coalface · hard rock · prospecting · bore hole · stope · adit
unstable
Prone to sudden change
sensitive · deterioration · storage · handling · safety · exudation · dangerous · combustible
implosion
Violent collapse inward
- controlled demolitionDeliberate structural collapse
- wreckingDestroying completely
- razingComplete structural demolition
clearance · rubble · debris · condemned · dismantling · teardown
- Explosivesbomb, grenade, TNT, C-4, land mine
- nitratesnitrate, sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate, ammonium nitrate, silver nitrate
gelignitefirecracker
Small celebratory explosive device
dud · water · sand · wet blanket · damp squib
gelignitecushioning
Softening force or fall
shock absorber · protective padding · buffer · foam · pillow
gel, ignite, explosive, dynamite, ignition, nitroglycerin, gelatin