Synonyms for gunpowder


Grammar : Noun
Spell : guhn-pou-der
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgʌnˌpaʊ dər

Top 10 synonyms for gunpowder Other synonyms for the word gunpowder

Définition of gunpowder

Origin :
  • early 15c., from gun (n.) + powder (n.). The Gunpowder Plot was the conspiracy to blow up the Houses of Parliament on Nov. 5, 1605, while the King, Lords and Commons were assembled there.
  • As in munitions : noun ammunition
  • As in explosive : noun something that blows up
  • As in ammunition : noun projectiles for weaponry
Example sentences :
  • There was also a large supply of gunpowder, ball, and shot, and coal and wood in abundance.
  • Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
  • Don't touch the gunpowder till you're told, or you'll get your head smacked.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Age » by Kenneth Grahame
  • There you see a heap of gunpowder in the centre of our large flame.
  • Extract from : « The Story of a Tinder-box » by Charles Meymott Tidy
  • As well put a match to a gunpowder barrel to warm your fingers.
  • Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
  • The flash of a pinch of gunpowder in your face may be a bigger matter.
  • Extract from : « The Arrow of Gold » by Joseph Conrad
  • Fires also result frequently from explosions of gas or gunpowder.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • I see no reason Why gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot.
  • Extract from : « Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times » by Charles Carleton Coffin
  • He had gunpowder given him, but he was dead before it became ignited.
  • Extract from : « Fox's Book of Martyrs » by John Foxe
  • Gunpowder was also made with saltpetre and sulphur found in the country.
  • Extract from : « In the Forbidden Land » by Arnold Henry Savage Landor
  • There is a great quantity of gunpowder in the hold; ten or a dozen barrels.
  • Extract from : « The Frozen Pirate » by W. Clark Russell
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