powder charge
noun
Origin of powder charge
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby powder charge
poway,
powder,
powder blue,
powder boy,
powder burn,
powder charge,
powder chest,
powder compact,
powder down,
powder flag,
powder flask
Example sentences from the Web for powder charge
I did not know if it would prove too big a powder-charge for my rifle, I did not know then even how I came to have the cartridges.
Valley of the Croen |Lee TarbellThat in which the powder-charge and projectile are fixed; as examples, the ammunition for small-arm pieces and that for the 6-pdr.
The Gunner's Examiner |Harold E. Cloke