The two hijackers are armed with gelignite sticks. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
"A whole box of gelignite, more like," said Frances. From Wordnik.com. [War Game]
To his horror, it contained two sticks of gelignite. From Wordnik.com. [Both Sides of the Fence -A Life Under Cover]
Delicately, Joe slid the buckskin noose over a brick of gelignite. From Wordnik.com. [Stallion Gate]
In a few words he explained about the scrap of gelignite wrapping. From Wordnik.com. [The Seventh Scroll]
Under his arm was a newspaper folded over wrapped strips of gelignite. From Wordnik.com. [Stallion Gate]
In 1875 Nobel discovered blasting gelatine, from which arose the gelignite industry. From Wordnik.com. [1863] Reference
So we soon had two fit wells, and a clear profit of thirty pounds of enemy gelignite. From Wordnik.com. [Seven Pillars of Wisdom] Reference
He'd go to Santa Fe to deliver the gelignite waiting in his jeep and then he'd have his drink. From Wordnik.com. [Stallion Gate]
But there was something else: a tightly wrapped pack of gelignite charges for making soundings. From Wordnik.com. [The Metrognome and other Stories]
Even in the terror of the moment he could appreciate the expertise with which the gelignite had been laid. From Wordnik.com. [The Seventh Scroll]
Gelatine dynamite and gelignite are blasting gelatines, with varying proportions of wood-pulp and saltpetre. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
Later, for the Land Commission, I dug ditches and drains, using sticks of gelignite to blast out large rocks. From Wordnik.com. [Beautiful, Genuine, Irish] Reference
The detonator went off, the primer went off, but the charge -- gelignite or T.N.T. or whatever -- failed to explode. From Wordnik.com. [Fear is the Key]
House and creating a disturbance, would have found it impossible to gain entry unless preceded by a charge of gelignite. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 12, 1919] Reference
~ -- The gelatine explosives chiefly in use are known under the names of blasting gelatine, gelatine dynamite, and gelignite. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
The various gelatine compounds, gelignite, gelatine dynamite, and blasting gelatine, are manufactured in exactly the same way. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
Africa two days previously by two men armed with gelignite sticks, enters its third day as the aircraft - the Letaba - waits at. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The gelignite and gelatine dynamites consist, therefore, of blasting gelatine, thickened up with a mixture of absorbing materials. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
So after nightfall we returned to the line, laid thirty charges of gelignite against the most-curved rails and fired them leisurely. From Wordnik.com. [Seven Pillars of Wisdom] Reference
It was the day they found the valise in Waterloo with enough gelignite to blow a train engine through the south wall, so the papers said. From Wordnik.com. [Confessions of an I.R.A. Terrorist] Reference
With the stink of sweating horses and the fumes of gelignite. From Wordnik.com. [THE SANDY HOLLOW LINE] Reference
(Next issue Skywatch will attempt to put out a kitchen fire with gelignite.). From Wordnik.com. [TFormers.com] Reference
Turnbull: If brains were gelignite you wouldn't be able to blow off your hat, Joe. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Northern Ireland in the late '60s and delivered a flurry of emotional gelignite at the dying. From Wordnik.com. [Comments for FreakyTrigger] Reference
There was some gelignite over there which we used for breaking up dead logs into firewood and he brought that too. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
And forensics turned up traces of gelignite as well.’. From Wordnik.com. [The Woman in the Fifth] Reference
He pottered about "Tom 'for two days and laid gelignite in it. From Wordnik.com. [THE GREAT ESCAPE]
Oh fifty pounds of gelignite. From Wordnik.com. [Nelson's Farewell] Reference
The gelignite fell on its side. From Wordnik.com. [Stallion Gate]
Pity I didn't bring the gelignite with me. From Wordnik.com. [Emerald City Blues] Reference
“He looks like gelignite on the boil.”. From Wordnik.com. [Knockdown]
Flicking burning matches into boxes of gelignite!. From Wordnik.com. [The British National Party] Reference
Some gelignite tae buy. From Wordnik.com. [Them and Us] Reference
Are ye shair yuir gelignite ignites ". From Wordnik.com. [Them and Us] Reference
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