petard

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• petard — noun 1) петарда; хлопушка (род фейерверка) 2) hist. петарда …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• petard — index bomb Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Petard — A petard was a small bomb used to blow up gates and walls when breaching fortifications. The term has a French origin and dates back to the XVI century. [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/petard#prof Dictionary.reference.com] ] In a… …   Wikipedia

• petard — peˈtɑ:d сущ. 1) петарда; хлопушка (род фейерверка) 2) ист. петарда ∙ hoist with/by one s own petard ≈ попавший в свою собственную ловушку петарда, хлопушка, шутиха (род фейерверка) (историческое) петарда > hoist with /by/ one s own * попавший в… …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

• petard — See: HOIST WITH ONE S OWN PETARD …   Словарь американских идиом

• petard — /pi tahrd /, n. 1. an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc. 2. a kind of firecracker. 3. (cap.) Also called Flying Dustbin. a British spigot mortar of World War II that fired a 40 pound …   Universalium

• petard — 1. noun /pɪˈtɑːd,pəˈtɑɹd/ a) A small, hat shaped explosive device, used to blow a hole in a door or wall. For tis the sport to haue the enginer / Hoist with his owne petar Hamlet, Shakespeare b) Anything potentially explosive, in a non… …   Wiktionary

• petard — See: HOIST WITH ONE S OWN PETARD …   Словарь американских идиом

• petard — noun Etymology: Middle French, from peter to break wind, from pet expulsion of intestinal gas, from Latin peditum, from neuter of peditus, past participle of pedere to break wind; akin to Greek bdein to break wind Date: 1598 1. a case containing… …   New Collegiate Dictionary