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cordite Noun a smokeless explosive used in guns and bombs [from cord, because of its stringy appearance]
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| The whine of bullets, the unearthly shrieks of missiles streaking through the air, the sky painted red with garish fire of an unknown origin, the sharp odor of cordite, dust, heat--every sense was assaulted at once, and the synapses of my jet-lagged brain jolted awake, locked, froze, refused to comprehend. Each cadet had hands-on training, setting fuzes, transporting rounds and smelling cordite after the Paladins fired 155-mm high-explosive M107 rounds. Those were a couple of smoking guns, but once again Attorney General Janet Reno doesn't seem able to recognize the odor of cordite. |
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