Gunpowder synonyms

gŭn'pou'dər

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black-powder
Gunpowder as used in sports involving modern muzzleloading firearms
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explosive (related)
(Phonet.) plosive
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gun-powder (related)
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smokeless-powder
A relatively smoke-free propellant charge composed mainly of nitrocellulose, used in projectiles and small artillery rockets.
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high-explosive
An explosive, such as TNT, that combusts nearly instantaneously, thereby producing a violent, shattering effect.
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powder
Light dry snow.
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saltpetre (related)
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guncotton (related)
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Find another word for gunpowder. In this page you can discover 8 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for gunpowder, like: black-powder, explosive, gun-powder, smokeless-powder, high-explosive, powder, saltpetre and guncotton.
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Gunpowder Sentence Examples

  • Some houses were at once blown up by gunpowder, and thus the fire was finally mastered.

  • Gunpowder had not yet been invented.

  • Its principal manufactures are gunpowder, carpets, brick, cotton press machinery, and coffin hardware.

  • A bell under water was struck, and at the same instant some gunpowder was flashed in air above the bell.

  • Gunpowder is manufactured near Erith and Faversham and elsewhere.

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