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BNC: 36876 COCA: 39149
BNC: 36876 COCA: 39149

cordite

noun

cord·​ite ˈkȯr-ˌdīt How to pronounce cordite (audio)
: a smokeless powder composed of nitroglycerin, guncotton, and a petroleum substance usually gelatinized by addition of acetone and pressed into cords resembling brown twine

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Soon, City’s whole team and its staff members were obscured, swallowed whole by a great cloud of cordite by fireworks that were supposed — were expected — to be for them. New York Times, 29 May 2021 As the first rocket shrieks above his head, Iturralde sets off another, another shower of sparks falling at his feet, another cloud of cordite writhing around his sleeve. Rory Smith, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2021 Poor ventilation exposed patrons to a combination of odours including rose, seaweed, wine, peppermint, shoe polish and cordite. Robert Chalmers, Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2014

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cordite was in 1889
BNC: 36876 COCA: 39149

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