petard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small, hat-shaped explosive device, used to breach a door or wall.
  2. Anything potentially explosive, in a non-literal sense.
  3. A loud firecracker.
verb
  1. To attack or blow a hole in (something) with a petard.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/pɪˈtɑːd/ /pɪˈtɑɹd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-petard.wav

Word forms

petard petards pettard petarding petarded

Etymology

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

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