The Law Mind

GUNPOWDER

5 definitions found across Law Mind sources

← Dictionary
GUNPOWDERcrossref
Anderson's Dictionary of Law • 1890
See EXPLOSION; PoLICE, 2.
GUNPOWDERn.
Websters Unabridged Dictionary (1913) • 1913
A black, granular, explosive substance, consisting of an intimate mechanical mixture of niter, charcoal, and sulphur. It is used in gunnery and blasting. Hence, Nov. 5 is known in England as Guy Fawkes Day. -- Gunpowder tea, a species of fine green tea, each leaf of which is rolled into a small ball or pellet.
gunpowdernoun
Wiktionary (English) • 2026
Wiktionary contributors (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gunpowder#English) • CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) • via Kaikki (https://kaikki.org/dictionary/English/)
Extracted and formatted for display by Law Mind. The source address is the current Wiktionary page, with its contributor history; it is not a frozen copy of this extract.
Idli podi/milagai podi; ground-up dry spices mixed with oil and ghee and served alongside idli or dosa.
gunpowdernoun
Wiktionary (English) • 2026
Wiktionary contributors (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gunpowder#English) • CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) • via Kaikki (https://kaikki.org/dictionary/English/)
Extracted and formatted for display by Law Mind. The source address is the current Wiktionary page, with its contributor history; it is not a frozen copy of this extract.
An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulfur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks. | Ellipsis of gunpowder tea.
gunpowderverb
Wiktionary (English) • 2026
Wiktionary contributors (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gunpowder#English) • CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) • via Kaikki (https://kaikki.org/dictionary/English/)
Extracted and formatted for display by Law Mind. The source address is the current Wiktionary page, with its contributor history; it is not a frozen copy of this extract.
To destroy with gunpowder.

Explore the full Law Mind legal research platform.

SubscribeEncyclopediaSign In