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 petard [pe'tɑ:d]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 攻城炸药, 爆竹



    petard
    [ noun ]
    an explosive device used to break down a gate or wall
    <noun.artifact>


    Petard \Pe*tard"\, n. [F. p['e]tard, fr. p['e]ter to break wind,
    to crack, to explode, L. pedere, peditum.] (Mil.)
    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 It has been superseded.

    1. Someone complained to the division that petard is a French colloquialism meaning to break wind.
    2. Then, Mr. Calkins was "hoist with one's own petard."
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