black powder

noun

: an explosive mixture of potassium nitrate or sodium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur used especially in fireworks and as a propellant in antique firearms compare gunpowder

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The Rebel intentionally borrows some Power Wagon design cues, including black powder coating for the grille and bumpers and a Mopar Sport hood.

Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2022 Other enhancements included stripping white paint off of the stair railing to apply black powder coat.

oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2022 In a message, Serbin Pont said the gunman might have used homemade black powder, a crude form of gunpowder or, more likely, firecrackers as the propellent to force a projectile from the weapon.

Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 8 July 2022 The federal government provided seven kegs of black powder to local farmers who blew up the entrance of a river oxbow that had been developing for 70 years.

Jonmaesha Beltran, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2022 According to a neighbor identified in court documents as DH, at some point after Rounds’ disappearance, Brenner asked him to conceal three black powder guns and a .22-caliber rifle without a serial number.

Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 28 July 2022 The chair is supported by a sturdy, black powder-coated stand, which is also included, with a solid 350-pound maximum weight capacity.

Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 29 July 2022 What emerges is plastics, copper, and aluminum, and a black powder that is 40 percent graphite and lesser amounts of lithium, nickel, and cobalt.

Emma Marris, The Atlantic, 13 July 2022 The top rail will help keep your cargo in place, and the black powder coat prevents corrosion.

Collin Morgan, Car and Driver, 28 June 2022 See More

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