Synonyms for gunpowder

Grammar : Noun

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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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