gravel gertie

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Definition of gravel gertie in English English dictionary

A chamber, with a roof covered by a deep pile of gravel, within which nuclear warheads may be maintained; in the event of a (non-nuclear) explosion, the roof is weakened and the gravel falls and prevents the escape of nuclear material

Hyphenation

grav·el Ger·tie

Turkish pronunciation

grävıl cırti

Pronunciation

/ˈgravəl ˈʤərtē/ /ˈɡrævəl ˈʤɜrtiː/

Etymology

() From a character in the Dick Tracy comic strip