gunpowdernoun [ U ]
uk/ˈɡʌnˌpaʊ.dər/us/ˈɡʌnˌpaʊ.dɚ/an explosive mixture of substances in the form of a powder, used for making explosive devices and fireworks
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Explosives in general
- cordite
- dynamite
- explosive
- gelignite
- high explosive
- megaton
- nitroglycerine
- plastic explosive
- Semtex
- shell
- TNT
- trinitrotoluene
- warhead
Examples from literature
- Gunpowder allowed weapons inventors to make many clever and sometimes unusual ways to kill.
- Gunpowder could be used to fire rockets, cannons, and bombs.
- It has three rows of barrels and used gunpowder to fire bullets at enemy soldiers.
- Next, you light the gunpowder and . . . BOOM!
- The discovery of gunpowder changed the history of the world.
- The discovery of gunpowder in China in the 10th century changed the world of weapons forever.
- Then you fill the pipe with gunpowder – this makes it a rocket.