ammonal

[ am-uh-nal ]

/ ˈæm əˌnæl /

a high explosive consisting chiefly of powdered aluminum, ammonium nitrate, and TNT.

Origin of ammonal

First recorded in 1900–05; ammon(ium) + al(uminum)

A gap was blown in the enemy wire by the explosion of an ammonal tube.

Canada in Flanders, Volume III (of 3) |Charles G. D. Roberts
The Camp Commandant had written what looked like an 'o' in place of an 'a.' Ammonol is a drug; ammonal is an explosive.

Leaves from a Field Note-Book |J. H. Morgan
Several dug-outs were bombed, and in some cases set on fire, one being blown up by the Royal Engineers with an ammonal tube.

The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 |Captain W. C. C. Weetman
They were to carry 6-feet tubes full of ammonal for blowing gaps in the wire.

The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 |F.L. Morrison

For what purpose is Ammonal used—is it a drug or an explosive?'

Leaves from a Field Note-Book |J. H. Morgan

ammonal

/ (ˈæmənəl) /

an explosive made by mixing TNT, ammonium nitrate, and aluminium powder

C20: from ammon ( ium) + al ( uminium)