"Gravel Gertie" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Gravel Gerties [plural]
Etymology: From a character in the Dick Tracy comic strip. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Gravel Gertie}} Gravel Gertie (plural Gravel Gerties)
  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
    Sense id: en-Gravel_Gertie-en-noun-HlLXZn6B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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