Gunpowder - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈɡʌnpaʊdər|
Brit.
|ˈɡʌnpaʊdə|
noun
- a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks (syn: powder)
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...musketeers carrying their gunpowder in powder horns...
The spark and the gunpowder contacted, and acting together, produced the explosion.
The smell of gunpowder filled his nostrils.
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