Definition of Dynamite

a powerful explosive made of nitroglycerin or ammonium nitrate

Examples of Dynamite in a sentence

Many Chinese immigrants were killed by dynamite explosions while working on the Transcontinental Railroad in the 1800s.  🔊

Twenty charges of dynamite were placed and ignited, but only fifteen went off.  🔊

To clear the rock from the giant rock from the path, several barrels of dynamite were needed.  🔊

Preparing to blow up the mountainside, workers drilled holes in the rock to hold the dynamite charges.  🔊

Dynamite was used to demolish the dilapidated hotel so that a newer model could be built.  🔊

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