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- Dictionarydynamite/ˈdʌɪnəmʌɪt/
noun
- 1. a high explosive consisting of nitroglycerine mixed with an absorbent material and typically moulded into sticks.
verb
- 1. blow up (something) with dynamite: "he threatened to dynamite a major hydroelectric dam"
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DYNAMITE definition: 1. a type of explosive: 2. something that causes or may cause great shock or excitement: 3. to…. Learn more.
The meaning of DYNAMITE is an explosive that is made of nitroglycerin absorbed in a porous material and that often contains ammonium nitrate or cellulose nitrate; also : an explosive (such as a mixture of ammonium nitrate and nitrocellulose) that contains no nitroglycerin.
Preparation of dynamite during the construction of the Douglas Dam, 1942. Dynamite is an explosive made of nitroglycerin, sorbents (such as powdered shells or clay), and stabilizers. It was invented by the Swedish chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel in Geesthacht, Northern Germany, and was patented in 1867.
DYNAMITE meaning: 1. a type of explosive: 2. something that causes or may cause great shock or excitement: 3. to…. Learn more.
noun. 1. an explosive consisting of nitroglycerine or ammonium nitrate mixed with kieselguhr, sawdust, or wood pulp. 2. informal. a spectacular or potentially dangerous person or thing. verb. 3. (transitive) to mine or blow up with dynamite. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
A powerful explosive used in blasting and mining. It typically consists of nitroglycerin and a nitrate (especially sodium nitrate or ammonium nitrate), combined with an absorbent material that makes it safer to handle.
dy·na·mite. (dī′nə-mīt′) n. 1. Any of a class of powerful explosives composed of nitroglycerin or ammonium nitrate dispersed in an absorbent medium with a combustible dope, such as wood pulp, and an antacid, such as calcium carbonate, used in blasting and mining. 2. Slang. a. Something exceptionally exciting or wonderful. b.
