Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Standard tonite, as manufactured in the United States, is an explosive consisting of 52.5 per cent. of pulverulent guncotton and 47.5 per cent. of barium nitrate. These materials are moistened and intimately incorporated under edge-rollers until a uniform paste is produced, which is then formed into cartridges covered with paraffined paper. A specially heavy detonator is required to fire this explosive. Also known as cotton-powder No. 1.
- noun See the quotation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An explosive compound; a preparation of gun cotton.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An explosive compound; a preparation of
guncotton . - noun US, informal, entertainment industry Alternative spelling of
tonight .
Etymologies
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Examples
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And be sure to tune in tonite to catch that Spidey 3 trailer! posted by Bobert at 8: 48 am
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And be sure to tune in tonite to catch that Spidey 3 trailer! posted by Bobert at 8: 48 am
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Yep, Sol, just listened to it again tonite, and you’re right: serious professional performance.
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July 22, 2008 at 3:14 am you has teh rehersul wif teh payne ful name tonite? hoep awl goes well, adn no wun gets kilt.
Wai da long face? - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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The explosive made at Faversham by the Cotton Powder Company, and known as tonite No. 1, consists of very nearly half gun-cotton and half barium nitrate.
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The explosive known as tonite, made at Faversham, was at first intended for use as a gunpowder, but is now only used for blasting.
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As a mining explosive, however, gun-cotton is now chiefly used under the form of tonite, which is a mixture of half gun-cotton and half barium nitrate.
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Di-nitro-benzene, or meta-di-nitro-benzene, as it is sometimes called, enters into the composition of several explosives, such as tonite
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Morrison tweeted his 41,000 followers McKeon asked me what I had going on tonite.
Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2011
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Morrison tweeted his 41,000 followers McKeon asked me what I had going on tonite.
Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2011
chained_bear commented on the word tonite
I don't like this when used as a spelling of tonight, but was surprised to find it meaning something else:
"The lance is a thing of the past. The tonite bomb has taken its place as an instrument of destruction."
--Walter Noble Burns, A Year with a Whaler, 32
April 28, 2008