'Cordite' definitions:
Definition of 'cordite'
From: WordNet
noun
Explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords
Definition of 'Cordite'
From: GCIDE
- Cordite \Cord"ite\ (k[^o]rd"[imac]t), n. [From Cord, n.] (Mil.) A smokeless powder composed of nitroglycerin, guncotton, and mineral jelly, and used by the British army and in other services. In making it the ingredients are mixed into a paste with the addition of acetone and pressed out into cords (of various diameters) resembling brown twine, which are dried and cut to length. A variety containing less nitroglycerin than the original is known as cordite M. D. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]