Meaning of ammonal | Babel Free
/ˈa.mə.nal/Definitions
An explosive made up of ammonium nitrate, trinitrotoluene, and aluminium powder.
Examples
“Our greatest trial was the German canister. It was a two-gallon drum with a cylinder containing about two pounds of an explosive called ammonal that looked like salmon paste, smelled like marzipan, and when it went off sounded like the Day of judgment.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.