Definitions for petard
pɪˈtɑrdpetard

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. petardnoun

   an explosive device used to break down a gate or wall

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. petardnoun

   A small, hat-shaped explosive device, used to blow a hole in a door or wall.

2. petardnoun

   Anything potentially explosive, in a non-literal sense.

3. petardnoun

   A loud firecracker.

4. petardverb

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

5. Etymology: From petarder, from petard.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Petar, Petardnoun

   A petard is an engine of metal, almost in the shape of an hat, about seven inches deep, and about five inches over at the mouth: when charged with fine powder well beaten, it is covered with a madrier or plank, bound down fast with ropes, running through handles, which are round the rim near the mouth of it: this petard is applied to gates or barriers of such places as are designed to be surprized, to blow them up: they are also used in countermines to break through into the enemies galleries. Military Dict.

   Etymology: petard, Fr. petardo, Italian.

   ’Tis the sport to have the engineer
   Hoist with his own petar. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   Find all his having and his holding,
   Reduc’d t’ eternal noise and scolding;
   The conjugal petard that tears
   Down all portcullices of ears. Hudibras.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Petard

   A petard is a small bomb used for blowing up gates and walls when breaching fortifications, originally invented in France in 1579. A typical petard was a conical or rectangular metal device containing 5–6 pounds (2–3 kg) of gunpowder, with a slow match for a fuse.

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1. petard

   A petard is a small bomb or explosive device used to blow up gates and walls when breaching fortifications. It is primarily used in historical or military contexts. The term has its origin in French, literally meaning "a loud fart", and it's also often used in the phrase "hoist with his own petard," meaning to be caught in one's own trap, referring to an episode of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Petardnoun

   a case containing powder to be exploded, esp. a conical or cylindrical case of metal filled with powder and attached to a plank, to be exploded against and break down gates, barricades, drawbridges, etc. It has been superseded

2. Etymology: [F. ptard, fr. pter to break wind, to crack, to explode, L. pedere, peditum.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Petard

   A petard was a small bomb used to blow up gates and walls when breaching fortifications, of French origin and dating back to the sixteenth century. A typical petard was a conical or rectangular metal object containing 2–3 kg of gunpowder, with a slow match as a fuse.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Petard

   pē-tärd′, n. a kind of mortar filled with gunpowder, fixed to gates, barriers, &c., to break them down by explosion—(Shak.) Petar′: a paper bomb in pyrotechny.—ns. Petardeer′, Petardier′.—Hoist with one's own petard (see Hoist). [O. Fr.—péter, to crack or explode—L. pedĕre, cog. with Gr. perdein, Eng. fart.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Petard

   a cone-shaped explosive machine for bursting open gates, barriers, &c., made of iron and filled with powder and ball.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. petard

   A hat-shaped metal machine, holding from 6 to 9 lbs. of gunpowder; it is firmly fixed to a stout plank, and being applied to a gate or barricade, is fired by a fuse, to break or blow it open. (See POWDER-BAGS.)

Matched Categories

1. • Explosive Device

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Anagrams for petard »

1. parted

2. prated

3. tarped

4. depart

How to pronounce petard?

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How to say petard in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of petard in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of petard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of petard in a Sentence

1. William Shakespeare:

   For 'tis the sport to have the engineer hoist with his own petard...

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=petard
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Petard
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=petard
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petard
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petard
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=petard
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=petard
9. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Petard
10. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=petard
11. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=petard