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cord·ite [ˈkɔ:daɪt, Am ˈkɔ:r-] N no pl

cordite

Kordit m

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They were loaded and traversed by hydraulic power; the submerged tubes were fired by compressed air while the above-water tubes used cordite charges. en.wikipedia.org

They are named after the propellant they use, cordite, which is composed of nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine. en.wikipedia.org

Since cordite contained guncotton (nitrocellulose) and nitroglycerine, cartridges loaded with this formulation were often prefixed by nitro as a means of differentiation. en.wikipedia.org

The factory made cordite, an explosive propellent for shells. en.wikipedia.org

The business later diversified into the production of blasting gelatine, gelignite, ballistite, guncotton, and cordite. en.wikipedia.org

The site employed 13,000 workers, making cordite, an explosive propellent for shells. en.wikipedia.org

It fired a 400 gr. jacketed bullet ahead of a charge of 56 - 60 gr. of cordite at a velocity of 2150ft/s m/s. en.wikipedia.org

Faulty or over-age cordite was blamed for the loss. en.wikipedia.org

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