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powder train
noun as in chain reaction
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He then questioned Dwarika Rai as to who laid the powder train.
The English had attempted to blow it up when they could not save it, but their powder train was wetted, and they failed.
Only the officer in charge of the powder train knew the destination of the precious stores.
On the following day the powder train moved onward once more.
Two days later, the powder train was attacked by a detachment of the Russians, who seemed to spring out of the very ground.
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On this page you'll find 9 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to powder train, such as: chemical reaction, vicious circle, causal nexus, cause and effect, chain of circumstances, and concatenation of events.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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