black powder
noun
: an explosive mixture of potassium nitrate or sodium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur used especially in fireworks and as a propellant in antique firearms compare gunpowder
Examples of black powder in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Philippi also allegedly wanted to assemble pipe bombs and asked the FBI source to provide him with black powder to make the bombs explode.
—
Kerry Breen, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's Triple Trophy Award celebrates those who take at least one of their deer with black powder and a cloud of gray smoke.
—Arkansas Game and Fish, arkansasonline.com, 29 Oct. 2024
At McGuire’s home, authorities allegedly found an empty can with nails glued to the outside, a duffel bag containing matches, black powder, used and unused fireworks, and papers that appeared to be recipes for explosive material.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 28 Sep. 2024
On the last day of the fair, July 27, at noon, the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association will host a competition in which participants ride on horseback and shoot black powder blanks at balloons.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for black powder 
These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
illustrate current usage. Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of
Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback
about these examples.
Kerry Breen, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's Triple Trophy Award celebrates those who take at least one of their deer with black powder and a cloud of gray smoke.
—Arkansas Game and Fish, arkansasonline.com, 29 Oct. 2024
At McGuire’s home, authorities allegedly found an empty can with nails glued to the outside, a duffel bag containing matches, black powder, used and unused fireworks, and papers that appeared to be recipes for explosive material.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 28 Sep. 2024
On the last day of the fair, July 27, at noon, the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association will host a competition in which participants ride on horseback and shoot black powder blanks at balloons.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for black powder
Dictionary Entries Near black powder
Cite this Entry
“Black powder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20powder. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share