ammonal

[′a·mə‚nal]

(materials)

A high-explosive mixture, made of ammonium nitrate, trinitrotoluene (TNT), and flaked or powdered aluminum.

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And as he went up the cabin companion, he could hear the Ancient Mariner maundering: "Eighteen days in the longboat, eighteen days of scorching hell .

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He also introduced ammonal, an explosive far more powerful than TNT, and decided the path to victory lay in digger deeper than the enemy.

Fighting in the depths of hell; The brave 'Claykickers' who fought a secret war with German troops under the Western Front MIKE LOCKLEY tells the tale of the men who undermined the Germans with some of the biggest explosions in history - and the Midland MP known as 'Hellfire Jack'who led them

He claimed he was carrying 15 kilograms of the explosive ammonal -- a mixture of ammonium nitrate and aluminium powder -- and three timers, the Spanish edition of the Huffington Post reported.

Attack on ruling party HQ targeted 'all politicians'

Eloi: 96,000 pounds of ammonal, the most powerful explosive then known, made a crater measuring 176 feet in diameter.

Cimetieres Sans Frontiere: the untold stories soldiers' graves relate

Our sappers dug deeper; from 12 metres to twice that and finally down to 30 metres, using up to 6,000kg of explosive, latterly ammonal per charge.

How the two sides dug deeper and deeper in search of military gain; North East historian JOHN SADLER on the 100th anniversary of a significant moment early in the First World War - and one which led to a dirty and dangerous new aspect of the conflict

Loaded with 24 tons of ammonal, the mine was scheduled to be ignited at 7:28 a.

The forgotten scientist who solved lunar craters: by studying World War I battlefields, Charles Gifford developed the theory that lunar craters were formed by impacts

On August 31, Elijah may have helped in creating a mine shaft which was loaded with 780 pounds of Ammonal.

TUNNELLING HIS WAY IN AT THE AGE OF 68! Birmingham Pals' TERRY CARTER tells the story of a miner who told a little white lie to join the counteroffensive against German underground trench mines

matando a dos jovenes" ("Democrats who prefer the ammonal and machine gun.

Terrorism in the Basque press (1990, 2000, 2008 and 2009). Analysis of newspapers' editorials about ETA'sfatal attacks

Ammonal women, the heaviest drinkers - 12 percent - were between 51 and 70 years old.

Study says too many Americans still drink too much

This involved some 1 million pounds of ammonal explosive and killed around 10,000 German troops instantly.

Engineering on the western front

8 tons) of ammonal explosive was blown, resulting in a crater 98 feet deep and 300 feet across.

Soldiers' memorial

Far better to visit Messines, south of Ypres, where in June, 1917 Allied troops heralded their initial attack on Passchendaele by detonating the biggest mine of the war, 91,000lbs of ammonal nitrate.

Travel: Return to the mud of Passchendale; TOMORROW, on Remembrance Day, we will honour those who died fighting for their country

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