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
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So he’s been interested in the west pasture for a while, especially since one of his laborers found a weird rock nine months prior to the events of the show, reminiscent of both the hole and the black powder from Autumn’s necklace.
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 May 2024
The ashes are typically created from the palms used during Palm Sunday mass, where they’re burned and crushed into a fine black powder.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024
The explosion ignited a huge store of TNT black powder that was used for the ship's battery guns.
—Vanessa Romo, NPR, 3 Apr. 2024
Perhaps the region’s most prominent cosmetic was eyeliner, which was made of a black powder called sormeh and worn by both women and men.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 May 2024
The ashes are typically created from the palms used during Palm Sunday mass, where they’re burned and crushed into a fine black powder.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024
The explosion ignited a huge store of TNT black powder that was used for the ship's battery guns.
—Vanessa Romo, NPR, 3 Apr. 2024
Perhaps the region’s most prominent cosmetic was eyeliner, which was made of a black powder called sormeh and worn by both women and men.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for black powder
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“Black powder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20powder. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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