Examples from literature

• A dense black smoke was seen in the starboard battery, whether from coal or torpedo cordite I could not say. 
• One could hear, between the thunder of the big bombs, the dull report of exploding cordite. 
• Some cordite cartridges were lying outside of it and these went off with a great flare. 
• The Turkish snipers were still busy, and the sharp crack of cordite echoed from scores of different hiding-places along the hills. 
• There is a loud report, the click of a bolt, and the pungent smell of burnt cordite.