petard
Meanings
noun
- A small, hat-shaped explosive device, used to breach a door or wall.
- Anything potentially explosive, in a non-literal sense.
- A loud firecracker.
verb
- To attack or blow a hole in (something) with a petard.
name
- A surname.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Middle French petard; see Modern French pétard (“firecracker”).
Derived words
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