petard
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
a kind of firecracker.
(initial capital letter)Also called Flying Dustbin. a British spigot mortar of World War II that fired a 40-pound (18-kilogram) finned bomb, designed to destroy pillboxes and other concrete obstacles.
Idioms about petard
hoist by / with one's own petard, hurt, ruined, or destroyed by the very device or plot one had intended for another.
Origin of petard
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How to use petard in a sentence
Oh no, like Shakespeare would say, I was hoist with my own petard.
British Dictionary definitions for petard
/ (pɪˈtɑːd) /
(formerly) a device containing explosives used to breach a wall, doors, etc
hoist with one's own petard being the victim of one's own schemes
a type of explosive firework
Origin of petard
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