gunpowder
noun
gun·pow·der
ˈgən-ˌpau̇-dər 
: an explosive mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur used in gunnery and blasting
broadly
: any of various powders used in guns as propelling charges
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In addition to silk, this route enabled the transfer of spices, perfume, tea, wine, paper, and gunpowder, not to mention culture and religion and scientific ideas.
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Once the police let students out of the classrooms, Miguel described seeing gunpowder and blood on the ground.
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Ever since the earliest days of gunpowder, the weapons themselves have been difficult to destroy.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
When cannons and gunpowder debuted in Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, cities struggled to survive the onslaught of the new firepower.
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Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
Once the police let students out of the classrooms, Miguel described seeing gunpowder and blood on the ground.
—NBC News, 5 Sep. 2024
Ever since the earliest days of gunpowder, the weapons themselves have been difficult to destroy.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
When cannons and gunpowder debuted in Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, cities struggled to survive the onslaught of the new firepower.
—Jacquelyn Schneider, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
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gunpowder
noun
gun·pow·der
-ˌpau̇d-ər
: an explosive mixture used in guns and blasting
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