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Meanings of smokeless powder in English

Russian
бездымный порох
Portuguese
explosivos sem fumaça
Spanish
polvora sin humo
Catalan
pòlvora sense fum
Wikidata

Propellant used in firearms and artillery.

          Related terms
          бездымный порох
          Portuguese
          pólvora sem fumaça

          An explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant.

                pólvora sem fumaça
                Usage of smokeless powder in English
                1
                The propelling force is a charge of seven ounces of smokeless powder.
                History of the Gatling Gun Detachment, Fifth Army Corps, at Sant...
                2
                Their small number and their smokeless powder make their discovery most difficult.
                America's War for Humanity
                3
                Nobody had paid any attention to it, because he shot smokeless powder.
                O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921
                4
                The Spaniards were using smokeless powder, then rather a new thing in war.
                Theodore Roosevelt
                5
                A great many stories have been told about the noiselessness of smokeless powder.
                Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891
                6
                The trees were found to be full of hiding natives, using smokeless powder.
                The Story of the Philippines / Natural Riches, Industrial Resour...
                7
                Some curious experiments with smokeless powder may be tried with a shot gun.
                Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891
                8
                For field-gun and other small high-explosive shells, ordinary smokeless powder is often used.
                The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
                9
                The effect of the smokeless powder (used by the enemy) was remarkable.
                American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt
                10
                The Spanish guns used smokeless powder, so that it was difficult to place them.
                The Rough Riders
                11
                He feverishly counted his shotgun shells, lecturing her on the qualities of smokeless powder.
                Main Street
                12
                There was no puff of smoke, for the new high-powered, smokeless powder was used.
                The Moving Picture Boys at Panama; Or, Stirring Adventures Along...
                13
                Perhaps smokeless powder would have put a stop to this.
                The Story of the Malakand Field Force: An Episode of Frontier Wa...
                14
                With smokeless powder they lay concealed in the grass.
                History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War, and Other...
                15
                The rebels were using smokeless powder and it was extremely difficult to locate individual marksmen.
                The Story of the Philippines / Natural Riches, Industrial Resour...
                16
                A smokeless powder has been developed and a slow-burning powder for guns of large caliber.
                State of the Union Addresses
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