Meaning Of The Word Gunpowder
What's the definition of Gunpowder? Find Gunpowder meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.
Gunpowder Meaning
Gunpowder Definition |
---|
What's The Definition Of Gunpowder?
gunpowder
uncountable noun: Gunpowder is an explosive substance which is used to make fireworks or cause explosions. gunpowder in American English an explosive powder, esp. a blackish mixture of sulfur, potassium nitrate, and charcoal, used as a charge in cartridges, shells, etc., for blasting, in fireworks, etc. noun: an explosive mixture, as of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal, used in shells and cartridges, in fireworks, for blasting, etc gunpowder in British English noun: an explosive mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulphur (typical proportions are 75:15:10): used in time fuses, blasting, and fireworks |
More Definitions
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Definitions Of The Day
- Army cutworm ‐ noun: the larva of a noctuid moth, Chorizagrotis…
- Deadlight ‐ a round metal cover placed over a ship's porthole…
- Castrater ‐ noun: a person who…
- Puerilism ‐ childishness, esp. as a symptom of emotional disorder…
- Chafer ‐ any of various beetles (esp. family Scarabaeidae)…
- Paralyze ‐ to cause paralysis in; make paralytic; transitive…
- Seemlihed ‐ noun:…
- Gabion ‐ a cylinder of wicker filled with earth or stones…
- Ground frost ‐ noun: the condition resulting from a temperature…
- Café noir ‐ black coffee