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Meanings of gunpowder in English

Russian
чёрный порох
Portuguese
polvora
Catalan
pólvora
Spanish
polvora
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Explosive most commonly used as propellant in firearms.

Related terms
чёрный порох
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Examples for "black powder"
Examples for "black powder"
1
It was in the days of black powder, and the smoke hung.
Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography
2
In fact, with the old black powder and the obsolete Brown Bess
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, March 21, 1917
3
Smokeless powder is not ignited in the same manner as black powder.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891
4
The old-fashioned black powder of a generation ago makes a loud explosion.
O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921
5
It was noise that I was after, and black powder makes it.
L.P.M. : The End of the Great War
Usage of gunpowder in English
1
In A.D. 80 the Chinese obtained from India a knowledge of gunpowder.
Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World
2
The deadly potential of gunpowder soon found a use in imperial China.
Wired
3
In my opinion, the money might be better expended in planting gunpowder.
Hubert's Wife / A Story for You
4
That little kingdom, ages ago, some Other, where I had introduced gunpowder-Yes
The Doors of His Face, The Lamps of His Mouth
5
You sold him the gunpowder he had in that brig we captured.
Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River
6
It used to be one of the prime ingredients of old-fashioned gunpowder.
The Complete Short Stories Vol. 1
7
I've heard nothing about if they found gunpowder residue on his hand.
Dead air
8
Sputtering sparks like gunpowder will be the result of the melting metal.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
9
Finding the place in semi-obscurity, and reeking with gunpowder, they screamed loudly.
The Postmaster's Daughter
10
From a fellow I correspond with on the subject of gunpowder amusements.
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
11
A spark falling upon some combustibles led to the invention of gunpowder.
Pushing to the Front
12
His car was later found near Dundalk with traces of gunpowder inside.
The Irish Times
13
His lips were parched with excitement and the acrid smell of gunpowder.
Jack Archer: A Tale of the Crimea
14
One and all had succumbed long before to the god of gunpowder.
Where the Trail Divides
15
He was stopping by the side of a number of gunpowder bags.
The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, I...
16
He was standing by the side of a number of gunpowder bags.
The Soul of the War
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Translations for gunpowder
Portuguese
polvorapólvora
Catalan
pólvora
Gunpowder through the time
Gunpowder across language varieties
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