gunpowder
an explosive mixture, as of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal, used in shells and cartridges, in fireworks, for blasting, etc.
Also called gunpowder tea . a fine variety of green China tea, each leaf of which is rolled into a little ball.
Origin of gunpowder
1Other words from gunpowder
- gun·pow·der·y, adjective
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How to use gunpowder in a sentence
If you smell a gunpowder odor, it could be from a fried circuit board or fan motor in your furnace.
Is your house safe? Use this checklist to find out. | Jean Feingold | September 7, 2021 | Popular-ScienceJacqueline Falcone One morning I was up early, and Ricky asked me if I wanted to go into town with him and get gunpowder.
Revisiting ‘The Visitors’: An oral history of Ragnar Kjartansson’s multimedia masterpiece | Sebastian Smee, Gabriel Florit, Joanne Lee | July 23, 2021 | Washington PostSome events even featured fireworks, which involved filling trees with gunpowder and setting them on fire.
Hooray Agency’s Seghers advises to “keep your gunpowder dry” in times of crisis and lean into brand values with authentic messaging.
‘Consumers expect brands to act’: Why defining voice and values has become crucial for marketers amid crises | Kimeko McCoy | January 25, 2021 | DigidayYou just stacked the furniture, sprinkled it with gunpowder and put a torch to it.
In 1814, British forces burned the U.S. Capitol | Joel Achenbach | January 6, 2021 | Washington Post
The exploding bombs and gunpowder leveled every structure for hundreds of yards in all directions.
Atlanta’s Fall Foretold The End Of Civil War Bloodshed | Marc Wortman | September 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShips carried weapons and gunpowder to Africa, then loaded on human beings.
There was no gunpowder found on her skin, supporting the notion of a shot not fired at extreme close range.
Renisha McBride Was Not Racially Profiled, Lawyer Says | Steve Miller | November 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWilliams agreed to submit to a gunpowder residue test, which reportedly was negative.
Eric Williams Arrested After Shooting Deaths of Texas Prosecutors | Michael Daly | April 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was filmed leaving the apartment with a heavy bag, which later showed traces of gunpowder.
The badness of the gunpowder used by the Mexicans, was again of great service to us.
Little did Tressan dream to what a cask of gunpowder he was applying the match of his smug pertness.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniMac took that pretty hard, and came mighty near making the major eat his words with gunpowder sauce on the side.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclairgunpowder explosion at Vera Cruz, by which several buildings were injured and 20 persons killed, mostly women.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellIt is even more comparable to the sound produced by exploding gunpowder.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
British Dictionary definitions for gunpowder
/ (ˈɡʌnˌpaʊdə) /
an explosive mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulphur (typical proportions are 75:15:10): used in time fuses, blasting, and fireworks: Also called: black powder
Derived forms of gunpowder
- gunpowdery, adjective
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