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Definition of gunpowder
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Gunpowder
(n.) A
black,
granular,
explosive
substance,
consisting
of an
intimate
mechanical
mixture
of
niter,
charcoal,
and
sulphur.
It is used in
gunnery
and
blasting..
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Prove
::
Prove (v. t.) To try or to
ascertain
by an
experiment,
or by a test or
standard;
to test; as, to prove the
strength
of
gunpowder
or of
ordnance;
to prove the
contents
of a
vessel
by a
standard
measure..
Guy
::
Guy (n.) A
grotesque
effigy,
like that of Guy
Fawkes,
dressed
up in
England
on the fifth of
November,
the day of the
Gunpowder
Plot..
Train
::
Train (v.) A line of
gunpowder
laid to lead fire to a
charge,
mine, or the
like..
Blast
::
Blast (n.) The act of
rending,
or
attempting
to rend, heavy
masses
of rock,
earth,
etc., by the
explosion
of
gunpowder,
dynamite,
etc.; also, the
charge
used for this
purpose..
Gloom
::
Gloom (n.) In
gunpowder
manufacture,
the
drying
oven..
Gun
::
Gun (n.) A
weapon
which
throws
or
propels
a
missile
to a
distance;
any
firearm
or
instrument
for
throwing
projectiles
by the
explosion
of
gunpowder,
consisting
of a tube or
barrel
closed
at one end, in which the
projectile
is
placed,
with an
explosive
charge
behind,
which is
ignited
by
various
means.
Muskets,
rifles,
carbines,
and
fowling
pieces
are
smaller
guns, for hand use, and are
called
small arms.
Larger
guns are
called
cannon,
ordnance,
fieldpieces,
carronades,
howitzers,
etc. See these t
Double-charge
::
Double-charge
(v. t.) To load with a
double
charge,
as of
gunpowder..
Powderhorn
::
Powderhorn
(n.) A horn in which
gunpowder
is
carried.
Explosion
::
Explosion
(n.) The act of
exploding;
detonation;
a
chemical
action
which
causes
the
sudden
formation
of a great
volume
of
expanded
gas; as, the
explosion
of
gunpowder,
of fire
damp,etc..
Powder
::
Powder
(n.) An
explosive
mixture
used in
gunnery,
blasting,
etc.;
gunpowder.
See
Gunpowder..
Propel
::
Propel
(v. t.) To drive
forward;
to urge or press
onward
by
force;
to move, or cause to move; as, the wind or steam
propels
ships;
balls are
propelled
by
gunpowder..
Glase
::
Glase (v. t.) To
incrust,
cover,
or
overlay
with a thin
surface,
consisting
of, or
resembling,
glass;
as, to glaze
earthenware;
hence,
to
render
smooth,
glasslike,
or
glossy;
as, to glaze
paper,
gunpowder,
and the
like..
Mill-cake
::
Mill-cake
(n.) The
incorporated
materials
for
gunpowder,
in the form of a dense mass or cake, ready to be
subjected
to the
process
of
granulation..
Primer
::
Primer
(n.) an
instrument
or
device
for
priming;
esp., a cap, tube, or water
containing
percussion
powder
or other
compound
for
igniting
a
charge
of
gunpowder..
Corn
::
Corn (v. t.) To form into small
grains;
to
granulate;
as, to corn
gunpowder..
Accelerometer
::
Accelerometer
(n.) An
apparatus
for
measuring
the
velocity
imparted
by
gunpowder.
Powderflask
::
Powderflask
(n.) A flask in which
gunpowder
is
carried,
having
a
charging
tube at the end..
Firework
::
Firework
(n.) A
device
for
producing
a
striking
display
of
light,
or a
figure
or
figures
in plain or
colored
fire, by the
combustion
of
materials
that burn in some
peculiar
manner,
as
gunpowder,
sulphur,
metallic
filings,
and
various
salts.
The most
common
feature
of
fireworks
is a paper or
pasteboard
tube
filled
with the
combustible
material.
A
number
of these tubes or cases are often
combined
so as to make, when
kindled,
a great
variety
of
figures
in fire, often
variously
colored.
The
skyrocke
Explode
::
Explode
(v. i.) To
become
suddenly
expanded
into a great
volume
of gas or
vapor;
to burst
violently
into
flame;
as
gunpowder
explodes.
Last
::
Last (n.) A load; a heavy
burden;
hence,
a
certain
weight
or
measure,
generally
estimated
at 4,000 lbs., but
varying
for
different
articles
and in
different
countries.
In
England,
a last of
codfish,
white
herrings,
meal, or
ashes,
is
twelve
barrels;
a last of corn, ten
quarters,
or
eighty
bushels,
in some parts of
England,
twenty-one
quarters;
of
gunpowder,
twenty-four
barrels,
each
containing
100 lbs; of red
herrings,
twenty
cades,
or
20,000;
of
hides,
twelve
dozen;
of
leather,
twenty
dickers;
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