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Word | Weatherglass |
a simple barometer for indicating changes in atmospheric pressure / An instrument to indicate the state of the atmosphere, especially changes of atmospheric pressure, and hence changes of weather, as a barometer or baroscope. / an explosive consisting of a powdered mixture of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal. The earliest known propellant explosive, gunpowder has now largely been superseded by high explosives, although it is still used for quarry blasting and in fuses and fireworks., | |
Usage | ⇒ Gunpowder is a mixture of saltpetre, charcoal, and sulphur, and early gunpowder was just that: a powder. |
Synonyms | barometer, glass, aneroid, especially, goblet, hourglass, hygrometer, lens, rain glass, spyglass, tumbler, weather vane, spirituous liquors, |
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