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Word: Petard
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from French pétard, from péter ‘break wind’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pɪˈtɑːd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a small bomb made of a metal or wooden box filled with powder, used to blast down a door or to make a hole in a wall.
Short Definition:small bomb made of metal or wooden box filled with powder
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