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

“I wouldn’t be surprised if 2026 is remembered for centuries to come as a year in which a major breakthrough in military technology was made—akin to gunpowder and the like—which is autonomy,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

"Jagger Strang did not make a bomb, nor did he intend to - he made some gunpowder," Miskin said.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Even before landing, one nearly blew up the Mayflower by shooting a gun at a keg of gunpowder while inside the ship.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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 Rains, George Washington

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

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

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