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Petard meaning

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

Synonyms of Petard

explosive device

Related words

Other words often associated with Petard or its synonyms:

device

Using Petard

  • The main meaning on this page is: A small, hat-shaped explosive device, used to breach a door or wall. | Anything potentially explosive, in a non-literal sense. | A loud firecracker.
  • Useful related words include: explosive device.
  • In the example corpus, petard often appears in combinations such as: own petard.

Context around Petard

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

own 4× similar 1×

Often after:

though 1× depicted 1×

Sentence patterns with Petard

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a similar petard that did 1× her own petard depicted as 1× its own petard 1× their own petard though on 1× this own petard 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in conclusion the 1× now ingraham is 1× party leader hoist 1× republicans the original 1× the anc ruling 1×

Common sentence endings:

150 years long 1× children at all 1× its own petard 1× this own petard 1× those years ago 1×

Words around Petard

Just before it in the word index:

petar 9 petanque 4 petani 4 petan 5 petaluma 18 petals 159

Just after it in the word index:

petards 2 petare 2 petascale 2 petauke 6 petawatt 2 petawawa 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Petard

  • In this selection, "petard" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, own, similar, though and depicted stand out and add context to how "petard" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a similar petard that did and her own petard depicted as. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "petard" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with petard

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Party leader Hoist with this own petard. (7 words)

Republicans, the original authors of the law, face being ousted with their own petard, though on a fuse more than 150 years long. (23 words)

Now Ingraham is being hoisted with her own petard, depicted as a heartless fraud who doesn’t seem to care about children at all. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

In conclusion, the compact would have given Donald Trump all of Hawaii’s electoral votes and Hawaii’s Democrat Party would have hoisted itself on its own petard. (28 words)

The ANC ruling party (gangsters, anyone?) could be in danger of being hoist by a similar petard that did in Capone all those years ago. (25 words)

Now Ingraham is being hoisted with her own petard, depicted as a heartless fraud who doesn’t seem to care about children at all. (24 words)

Example sentences (5)

The ANC ruling party (gangsters, anyone?) could be in danger of being hoist by a similar petard that did in Capone all those years ago.

In conclusion, the compact would have given Donald Trump all of Hawaii’s electoral votes and Hawaii’s Democrat Party would have hoisted itself on its own petard.

Republicans, the original authors of the law, face being ousted with their own petard, though on a fuse more than 150 years long.

Now Ingraham is being hoisted with her own petard, depicted as a heartless fraud who doesn’t seem to care about children at all.

Party leader Hoist with this own petard.

Common combinations with petard

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "petard" in a sentence?
An example: "The ANC ruling party (gangsters, anyone?) could be in danger of being hoist by a similar petard that did in Capone all those years ago." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "petard" from authentic English texts.
What does "petard" mean?
Petard means: A small, hat-shaped explosive device, used to breach a door or wall.
What are synonyms of "petard"?
Common synonyms of "petard" include: explosive device.
How many example sentences with "petard" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "petard", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.