gun powder

A form of gunpowder — An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulfur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.

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Meanings

noungun powder (countable and uncountable, plural gun powders)

plural gun powders

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of gunpowder.

    Now their powder would be cannon powder and gun powder, would be made into canister shot, and would propel balls into flesh, and would blow living men to shreds.

    1991, D. L. Carey, Distant Drums - Volume 1, page 523
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APA

gun powder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gun%20powder

MLA

“gun powder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gun%20powder. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gun powder,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gun%20powder.

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