gunpowder

Blake had gunpowder residue on his body, which he explained by saying he’d been at target practice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

Armies stopped relying on knights in armor when they came up against gunpowder weapons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

After the war began in Ukraine, the explosives manufacturer Eurenco invested 200 million euros, or about $230 million, to revive French gunpowder production at a government-owned site on the outskirts of Bergerac.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

Authorities said that two gunpowder warehouses within the factory area posed a high risk amid rescue efforts, state media reported.

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

The extra soldiers were not the cleanest sort, or maybe they were too busy drilling and making gunpowder cartridges to wash.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

The foregoing appliances enabled accurate comparisons to be made at all points between different gunpowders, and to determine the various matters required in the manufacture of the first quality for the various arms of service.

From History of the Confederate Powder Works by George Washington Rains

The adoption by the French government of the comparatively smokeless nitrocellulose explosive of Paul Vieille in 1887 practically put an end to the old forms of gunpowders.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

The final testing is by firing proofs, as in the case of the old gunpowders.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various

Danger in Manufacture.—In the case of the old gunpowders, the most dangerous manufacturing operation was incorporation.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various