petard

Meaning

Noun

1. (historical) A small, hat-shaped explosive device, used to breach a door or wall.
2. Anything potentially explosive, in a non-literal sense.
3. (rare) A loud firecracker.

Verb

To attack or blow a hole in (something) with a petard.

Synonyms

squib

cracker

detonator

explosive

firecracker

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Translations

petardo

petardo

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voetzoeker

pétard

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اصْبُع مُتَفَجِّر

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petard

Sprenggefäß

Petarde

petardieren

Σαίξπηρ

βαρελότο

ρηξίπυλο

Shakespeare

pétarder

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɪˈtɑːd/

Etymology

Cognate with French: pétard

In summary

From Middle French petard; see Modern French pétard (“firecracker”).