noun
- a high explosive containing picric acid, used especially in artillery shells
Usage: military; historical
Examples
- The artillery shells were filled with lyddite explosive.
- Lyddite was widely used by British forces during World War I.
- The yellow color of lyddite made it easily identifiable.
- Military engineers handled lyddite with extreme caution.
- The factory produced lyddite for the war effort.
- Lyddite shells caused devastating damage to enemy fortifications.