smokeless powder
nounDefinition of smokeless powder
: any of a class of explosive propellants that produce comparatively little smoke on explosion and consist mostly of gelatinized nitrocellulose
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But police accounts paint a picture of a trailer brimming with bomb-making materials: metal containers, fuses, power tools, smokeless powder. — Leah Sottile, Longreads, "Chapter One: A Quiet Man," 15 July 2019 In addition to pyrotechnics, buckshot and smokeless powder, the box mailed to Obama contained several suspicious items, including a cell phone, matches, paper wadding, hobby fuse, plastics sacks and sandpaper. — Mike Glenn, Houston Chronicle, "Brookshire woman admits targeting Obama in failed bomb plot," 5 July 2019 Explo's problems came to light after 21 tons (19 metric tons) of M6 and 62 tons (56 metric tons) of smokeless powder exploded in October 2012, rattling windows miles (kilometers) away. — Janet Mcconnaughey, Fox News, "2012 Camp Minden explosion: 3rd defendant pleads guilty," 14 May 2018 Each was built with materials available at hardware stores, featuring batteries and smokeless powder that was ignited by ignitor switches made from clothespins and mouse traps. — Mike Ward And Kevin Diaz, San Antonio Express-News, "Investigators trying to make sense of serial bomber’s motive," 22 Mar. 2018 But police accounts paint a picture of a trailer brimming with bomb-making materials: metal containers, fuses, power tools, smokeless powder. — Leah Sottile, Longreads, "Chapter One: A Quiet Man," 15 July 2019 In addition to pyrotechnics, buckshot and smokeless powder, the box mailed to Obama contained several suspicious items, including a cell phone, matches, paper wadding, hobby fuse, plastics sacks and sandpaper. — Mike Glenn, Houston Chronicle, "Brookshire woman admits targeting Obama in failed bomb plot," 5 July 2019 The devices were glass vials or bottles containing a smokeless powder and a fuse, the indictment said. — Washington Post, "Judge finds man accused of mailing explosives incompetent," 12 July 2018 The devices were glass vials or bottles containing a smokeless powder and a fuse, the indictment said. — Washington Post, "Judge finds man accused of mailing explosives incompetent," 12 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'smokeless powder.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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