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What does gunpowder mean?

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Noun
  1. An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulphur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.
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The subterranean mines excavated beneath a fortress often had several galleries each with a terminal chamber holding large amounts of gunpowder.
The six men in the black van were now spilling out, all with guns in their hands, one just fired and still smoking with gunpowder.
Recipes for gunpowder, relative to the proportions in the mixture of its three components, varied over the centuries of its use.
If you are interested in purchasing a balance, I can recommend one made by Lyman for weighing gunpowder and bullets.
With a barrel of gunpowder between your legs its difficult to recall the details of your past.
Although the government built armories, nevertheless, about 60 percent of U.S. gunpowder was imported.

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