Betekenis van:
gunpowder

gunpowder
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • mengsel van licht ontvlambare ontplofbare stoffen
  • a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks

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Voorbeeldzinnen

  1. Gunpowder needs to be handled very carefully.
  2. The Spanish soldiers used smokeless gunpowder.
  3. We must prevent the fire from reaching the gunpowder at any cost.