Synonyms for gunpowder
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : guhn-pou-der |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgʌnˌpaʊ dər |
Top 10 synonyms for gunpowder Other synonyms for the word gunpowder
- ammo
- armament
- arsenal
- ball
- bombs
- buckshot
- bullets
- cannonball
- charge
- confetti
- explosives
- fireworks
- fuse
- grease
- grenade
- grenades
- gunpowder
- iron rations
- mine
- missile
- missiles
- mulligan
- munition
- napalm
- nitroglycerin
- pineapple
- powder
- propellant
- rocket
- round
- shell
- shells
- shot
- shrapnel
- soup
- TNT
- torpedo
- torpedos
- weapons
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
- 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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