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Meanings of black powder in English
Explosive most commonly used as propellant in firearms.
Related terms
Usage of black powder in English
1
It was in the days of black powder, and the smoke hung.
2
In fact, with the old black powder and the obsolete Brown Bess
3
Smokeless powder is not ignited in the same manner as black powder.
4
The old-fashioned black powder of a generation ago makes a loud explosion.
5
It was noise that I was after, and black powder makes it.
6
Smoldering craters still dotted the field from Prometheus' devious black powder bombs.
7
His guns sputtered red fire and bursts of black powder smoke.
8
Coarse black powder is the best, but any size will do.
9
A gray powder and a black powder are adequate for latent print work.
10
Providence, as a rule, doesn't go out gunning with black powder.
11
A fine black powder was churning through the cabin like a sable sandstorm.
12
It hit the floor some feet away, scattering its black powder.
13
When I looked up, Demers was brushing black powder onto the kitchen stove.
14
Tyler drilled a computer monitor and filled it with gasoline or black powder.
15
In South Kensington the streets were clear of dead and of black powder.
16
By 8am, a thick cloud of black powder smoke hung over the encampment.
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Translations for black powder
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Black powder through the time
Black powder across language varieties
United States of America
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United Kingdom
Common