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petard

The correct spelling is petard.

How to pronounce petard

/pɪˈtɑːd/
noun

IPA: /pɪˈtɑːd/

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The correct spelling is petard. A small, hat-shaped explosive device, used to breach a door or wall.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A small, hat-shaped explosive device, used to breach a door or wall.
  2. 2.Anything potentially explosive, in a non-literal sense.
  3. 3.A loud firecracker.

verb

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

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