Gunpowder
11gunpowder — Explosive Ex*plo sive, n. 1. An explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a rapid chemical reaction, as {gunpowder}, {TNT}, {dynamite}, or {nitro glycerine}. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the… …
12gunpowder — [[t]gʌ̱npaʊdə(r)[/t]] N UNCOUNT Gunpowder is an explosive substance which is used to make fireworks or cause explosions …
13Gunpowder pile driver — Gunpowder Gun pow der, n. (Chem.) A black, granular, explosive substance, consisting of an intimate mechanical mixture of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulphur. It is used in gunnery and blasting. [1913 Webster] Note: Gunpowder consists of from 70 to… …
14Gunpowder plot — Gunpowder Gun pow der, n. (Chem.) A black, granular, explosive substance, consisting of an intimate mechanical mixture of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulphur. It is used in gunnery and blasting. [1913 Webster] Note: Gunpowder consists of from 70 to… …
15Gunpowder tea — Gunpowder Gun pow der, n. (Chem.) A black, granular, explosive substance, consisting of an intimate mechanical mixture of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulphur. It is used in gunnery and blasting. [1913 Webster] Note: Gunpowder consists of from 70 to… …
16Gunpowder (disambiguation) — * Gunpowder refers to Gunpowder (Black powder) and Smokeless powder, both used to power firearms. * Gunpowder is also a type of green tea. * Gunpowder is the name of Constable Ichabod Crane s horse in the film The Legend of Sleepy Hollow …
17gunpowder tea — n. Chinese green tea whose leaves are rolled into pellets * * * …
18Gunpowder Plot, The — • Oath taken May, 1604, plot discovered November, 1605. Robert Catesby, the originator of the Powder Plot, owned estates at Lapworth and Ashby St. Legers Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …
19Gunpowder Plot — Gunpowder Plot, the a plan by English Catholics led by Guy Fawkes to kill King James I and destroy Parliament by blowing it up with explosives on November 5th 1605. The plan failed when one of the Catholics warned a relative not to attend… …
20Gunpowder Plot, the — Gunpowder ,Plot, the noun a plan in 1605 by Roman Catholics in England to destroy Parliament in an explosion. The plan failed, but is remembered in Britain every year on GUY FAWKES NIGHT …
