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PRONUNCIATION OF GIANT POWDER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GIANT POWDER

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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Giant powder is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GIANT POWDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of giant powder in the English dictionary

The definition of giant powder in the dictionary is dynamite composed of trinitroglycerine absorbed in kieselguhr.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GIANT POWDER

giant
giant cell
giant chinquapin
giant eland
giant granadilla
giant hogweed
giant killer
giant panda
giant peacock moth
giant pigfish
giant planet
giant sequoia
giant size
giant slalom
giant star
giant toad
giant tortoise
giant-killing
giant-like
giant-sized

WORDS THAT END LIKE GIANT POWDER

baking powder
black powder
bleaching powder
bronzing powder
chili powder
chilli powder
chowder
clam chowder
curry powder
custard powder
dusting-powder
face powder
gunpowder
milk powder
mustard powder
powder
soap powder
take a powder
talcum powder
tooth powder
washing powder

Synonyms and antonyms of giant powder in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «giant powder» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GIANT POWDER

Find out the translation of giant powder to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of giant powder from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «giant powder» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

巨粉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

polvo gigante
570 millions of speakers

English

giant powder
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विशाल पाउडर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مسحوق العملاق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гигант порошок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pó gigante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দৈত্য গুঁড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poudre géant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Serbuk gergasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Riesen -Pulver
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

巨大な粉
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거대한 분말
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bubuk raksasa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bột khổng lồ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெரிய தூள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

राक्षस पावडर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dev toz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

polvere gigante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

olbrzym proszku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гігант порошок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

praf gigant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γίγαντας σκόνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

reuse poeier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jätte pulver
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gigantisk pulver
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of giant powder

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GIANT POWDER»

The term «giant powder» is used very little and occupies the 152.407 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GIANT POWDER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about giant powder

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GIANT POWDER»

Discover the use of giant powder in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to giant powder and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Municipal Code of St. Louis (annotated): Being Ordinance ...
or keep within the limits of this city any giant powder, dynamite, nitroglycerine, gun-cotton or other similar explosives, except gunpowder, in quantities greater than thirty pounds. The commissioner of public build ings may, with the approval of ...
Saint Louis (Mo.), Eugene McQuillin, 1901
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The Revised Ordinance of the City of St. Louis ...
No person shall carry gunpowder, giant powder, dynamite, nitro-glycerine, or blasting powder on any vehicle in any part of the city, unless the same shall be secured in kegs, boxes or canisters, sufficiently close to prevent the grains thereof ...
Saint Louis (Mo.), M. J. Sullivan, 1881
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Municipal Reports for the Fiscal Year ....
No person shall receive, keep, or store, or aid or assist any person in receiving, keeping, or storing any package containing percussion or detonating caps in or upon any building or premises where Hercules, Dynamite, or Giant Powder is kept ...
San Francisco (Calif.). Board of Supervisors, 1878
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San Francisco Municipal Reports for the Fiscal Year ...
vSOO.000; four hundred and seventy- one and one-half Shares Stock Giant Powder Company, ?<60,000; six hundred and forty -nine and one-half Shares Stock Atlantic and Giant Powder Company, £30,000; Solvent Credit (Moueyi. . S250.000 ...
San Francisco (Calif.) Board of Supervisors, 1880
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San Francisco Municipal Reports
No person shall receive, keep, or store, or aid or assist any per- lon in receiving, keeping, or storing any package containing percussion nr detonating caps in or upon any building or premises where Hercules, Dynamite, or Giant Powder is ...
San Francisco (Calif.), 1878
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The Southwestern Reporter
... that the plaintiff had previously been furnished by defendants with giant powder containing 27 per cent, only of nitroglycerin, and that on said day, while plaintiff was so in defendants' employ, the defendants furnished to plaintiff giant powder ...
‎1903
7
Federal Decisions: Cases Argued and Determined in the ...
78317. Nobel, A. May 26, 1868. Explosive Compound. Reissue No. 5799, March 17, 1874. Novelty sustained, Atlantic Giant Powder Co. 1:. Parker, 16 Blatch., 281 . Novelty and validity sustained, and held infringed, Atlantic Giant Powder Co. v.
‎1886
8
Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, ...
1 cross-cut was reached, and a progress of but 5 or 6 inches a day made, it was determined to try giant-powder or dynamite for the purpose of expediting the work . Its fumes had the usual effect for the first few days, seriously affecting every one  ...
‎1879
9
NOTICES OF MINING MACHINARY AND VARIOUS MACHANICAL ...
One thing is certain, that with giant powder and the use of small steel and hammers, the miner must earn his money, and cannot shirk his work, as is too often the case under the old system of mining. Mr. L. L. Kobinson, the president of the ...
WILLIAM P. BLAKE., 1871
10
Congressional Series of United States Public Documents
The operations of the contractor consisted in drilling holes from a staging erected over the rock, and their explosion in series of twenty or more with charges of giant -powder. In combination with this mode of working, surface-blasting was used ...
‎1876

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GIANT POWDER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term giant powder is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Palais Coburg: Behind the Scenes of the Iranian Nuclear Talks
As they are, the Iran nuclear talks are taking place – literally – on what was once a giant powder keg. In one of these old red brick-walled ... «Sputnik International, Jul 15»
2
NATURALLY: Having a Blast at Point Pinole
The Atlas and Giant Powder companies established themselves to satisfy the insatiable need of miners for materials that could relieve them of ... «Benitolink: San Benito County News, Jun 15»
3
Another Ukraine ceasefire dissolves
The whole situation is like a giant powder keg waiting to be fused……..let's NOT kid ourselves and become complacent that Putin is bluffing ! «The Japan Times, Jun 15»
4
Montana Album: Standing ground and resisting arrest
The nature of the explosion has not been determined, but Patrolman Olson, one of the first on the scene, declared that he smelled giant powder ... «Great Falls Tribune, Jun 15»
5
Brad Prowse: 100 years ago in Nevada County — May 1915
Mike Coughlan of Columbia Hill mourns the loss of four cows — they ate some giant powder miners left about, sickened and died. «The Union of Grass Valley, May 15»
6
Paris Shopping: Artisanal Gloves and Knockout Handbags by Perrin
The options include an adorable version in rosy, fox-covered leather which resembles a giant powder puff. This cheeky innovation serves the ... «FranceToday.com, May 15»
7
Do It Anyway: Platforms of Perseverance in San Francisco
... manufacture dynamite by the Giant Powder Company. Mary Hogan installed a sound piece with explosion noises to draw attention to the history of the location ... «ArtSlant, Mar 15»
8
Review of 'House of Cards' S3 EP 5 - Chapter 31
Power couple Frank & Claire Underwood ultimately get what they want for starters, but they have created a couple of proverbial giant powder ... «The News Hub, Mar 15»
9
'Taking clothes off is not really a huge deal - for me, the emphasis is …
“At the end, I give out pieces of Turkish Delight and the finale is a giant powder puff with talc, to emulate the icing sugar you get with Turkish ... «Leicester Mercury, Feb 15»
10
Chasing History: It may be Drew Brees' Last Chance to Beat All 32 …
There's a lot of things going on with the New Orleans Saints right now, and it feels like the season is resting on several giant powder kegs. «Who Dat Dish, Nov 14»

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