English Explanatory Dictionary

Gravel Gertie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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

Word forms

Gravel Gertie Gravel Gerties

Etymology

From a character in the Dick Tracy comic strip.

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