gunpowder
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈɡʌnˌpaʊdər/
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pólvora
- The fireworks lit up the night sky, powered by gunpowder that created dazzling explosions.
- gunpowder and guns
- a barrel of gunpowder
- gunpowder for muskets
You know, they probably felt the same when gunpowder was first discovered.
- You know, they probably felt the same when gunpowder was first discovered.
- So you need a projectile, you need propellant, which is gunpowder, and then you need an ignition source.
- But it's very scary because you're using real guns that shoot paintballs but still use gunpowder, right?
- And they built these powder mills that would then grind the ingredients for gunpowder.
- The Aztecs were basically Stone Age, while here we have Cortez coming in with steel horses, gunpowder, navigation devices.
- And they also do a kind of a nod to them, the bonfire plot by checking they the basement for, for gunpowder.
- And this is when they invent, you know, gunpowder and the compass and the printing press and paper money and several other things.
- They use match heads and they get a coin and shape off the what cause that mineral on a coin like a nickel and and they and they make gunpowder.
- By the way, in the hold of one of those ships, it was jammed with gunpowder and muskets.
- When you begin to understand, for example, how the samurai became extinct, it was gunpowder, it was guns.
Examples
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The Chinese invented paper, gunpowder, rockets, and the great sailing vessels of the Ming era.
Fiction book (1994) -
Jimbo looked at the smudge the gunpowder left on the rock.
Fiction book (2000) -
You know, they probably felt the same when gunpowder was first discovered.
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With tensions running high, control of the gunpowder becomes a priority for both sides.
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And from that moment, the Gunpowder Plot was doomed.
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Then it was dark and silent again, with the odor of gunpowder still in the air.
Fiction book (1990) -
Cold wind swept through the vehicle, smelling of gunpowder and rain.
Fiction book (2001) -
They traded some of these goods with Portuguese settlers for products like gunpowder and salt.
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My eyes and throat smarted from the cloak of dust, the sting of gunpowder.
Fiction book (2002) -
During the first week of October, some girls smuggled fuses and gunpowder to the rebels in Crematorium.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
67
7.5
A dry mixture used to make explosions in guns and fireworks
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6.7
An old type of gunpowder used in guns and fireworks
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Etymology
Gunpowder comes from two simple parts, gun and powder, because it is a special powder that makes guns fire and fireworks 'explode'. It was first made long ago in China for fireworks and weapons, so the name explains why we use it to make loud blasts and to send bullets forward.