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    gunpowder

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    n. (u.)Uncountable NounChemical used in fireworks, to fire cannon, etc.
    The army ran out of gunpower

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    National Geographic - The Great Wall of China - Documentary

    44:59National Geographic - The Great Wall of China - Documentary
    • That is a stone bomb that would have been packed with gunpowder, a mud seal, a fuse.

      That is a stone bomb that would have been packed with gunpowder, a mud seal, a fuse.

    • That is a stone bomb that would have been packed with gunpowder, a mud seal, a fuse.

      That is a stone bomb that would have been packed with gunpowder, a mud seal, a fuse.

    B1

    Medieval Europe: Crash Course European History #1

    14:09Medieval Europe: Crash Course European History #1
    • Both types of cannons, by the way, relied on gunpowder, a Chinese invention.

      Both types of cannons, by the way, relied on gunpowder, a Chinese invention.

    • Both types of cannons, by the way, relied on gunpowder, a Chinese invention.

      Both types of cannons, by the way, relied on gunpowder, a Chinese invention.

    B2

    Germany's Romantic Rhine and Rothenburg

    26:00Germany's Romantic Rhine and Rothenburg
    • During the pre-gunpowder glory days of castles, defenses were better than offenses.

      During the pre-gunpowder glory days of castles, defenses were better than offenses.

    • DURING THE PRE-GUNPOWDER GLORY DAYS OF CASTLES,

      DURING THE PRE-GUNPOWDER GLORY DAYS OF CASTLES,

    B2

    The Natives and the English - Crash Course US History #3

    11:27The Natives and the English - Crash Course US History #3
    • Anyway, despite not marrying Pocahontas, John Smith is still important to this story because when he left Virginia for England after being injured in a gunpowder explosion, things between the Native Americans and the English immediately began to deteriorate.

      Anyway, despite not marrying Pocahontas, John Smith is still important to this story because when he left Virginia for England after being injured in a gunpowder explosion, things between the Native Americans and the English immediately began to deteriorate.

    • Anyway, despite not marrying Pocahontas, John Smith is still important to this story because when he left Virginia for England after being injured in a gunpowder explosion, things between the Native Americans and the English immediately began to deteriorate.

      Anyway, despite not marrying Pocahontas, John Smith is still important to this story because when he left Virginia for England after being injured in a gunpowder explosion, things between the Native Americans and the English immediately began to deteriorate.

    B1

    Dover Castle — The Key to England

    09:20Dover Castle — The Key to England
    • Catapults were the engines that used to fire things at people, the artillery, before the invention of gunpowder weapons or cannon.

      Catapults were the engines that used to fire things at people, the artillery, before the invention of gunpowder weapons or cannon.

    • Now, catapults were the engines that used to fire things at people, the artillery, before the invention of gunpowder weapons or cannon.

      Now, catapults were the engines that used to fire things at people, the artillery, before the invention of gunpowder weapons or cannon.

    B1

    TED Talks Peter Weyland

    03:09TED Talks Peter Weyland
    • 9th century AD: gunpowder.

      9th century AD: gunpowder.

    • nine century eighty - gunpowder

      nine century eighty - gunpowder

    B2

    Eminem - Phenomenal (Lyric Video)

    04:47Eminem - Phenomenal (Lyric Video)
    • Convert it to gunpowder too, now what you do is put the match to the charcoal fluid.

      Convert it to gunpowder too, now what you do is put the match to the charcoal fluid.

    • Convert it to gunpowder too

      Convert it to gunpowder too

    B2

    War & Military Vocabulary: Understand the news

    13:36War & Military Vocabulary: Understand the news
    • big it is, you drop it into its launcher; it pops the fuel or gunpowder -- whatever.

      big it is, you drop it into its launcher; it pops the fuel or gunpowder -- whatever.

    • It's like—it's a—however big it is, you drop it into its launcher, it pops the fuel or gunpowder or whatever,

      It's like—it's a—however big it is, you drop it into its launcher, it pops the fuel or gunpowder or whatever,

    B1

    The Chemistry of Fireworks - Reactions

    06:32The Chemistry of Fireworks - Reactions
    • And then three, four, five seconds later, depending on how high you want it to go, burns into the center of this shell, lights that gunpowder bursting charge, and

      And then three, four, five seconds later, depending on how high you want it to go, burns into the center of this shell, lights that gunpowder bursting charge, and

    • the shell, light that gunpowder bursting charge,

      the shell, light that gunpowder bursting charge,

    B2

    Sherlock Season 3 Episode 1 Explained

    05:15Sherlock Season 3 Episode 1 Explained
    • One has to mention the famous Gunpowder Treason and Plot in the British history

      One has to mention the famous Gunpowder Treason and Plot in the British history

    • In The Empty Hearse, the story writers refered to the Gunpowder plot several times

      In The Empty Hearse, the story writers refered to the Gunpowder plot several times

    B1