gunpowder

[US]/'gʌnpaʊdə/
[UK]/'ɡʌnpaʊdɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. explosive powder used in guns

Phrases & Collocations

gunpowder residue

Example Sentences

the gunpowder weapons have extra penetrative power.

A smell of gunpowder penetrated the woods.

Gunpowder,dynamite and gun cotton are explosives.

The barrel of gunpowder blew up with a terrible noise.

when the hole was tamped to the top, gunpowder was inserted.

Damp, of course, will cause the fougasse to misfire, like any other gunpowder weapon.

Gunpowder was introduced into Europe during the first half of the 14th century.

The birthplace of paper, printing, gunpowder, and the magnetic compass turned inward, uncreative, and xenophobic.

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