GUNPOWDER


Meaning of GUNPOWDER in English

n.

Pronunciation: - ˌ pau ̇ -d ə r

Function: noun

Date: 15th century

: an explosive mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur used in gunnery and blasting broadly : any of various powders used in guns as propelling charges

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