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Petard

/pɪˈtɑːd/

A small, hat-shaped explosive device, used to breach a door or wall.

📖 Definitions of "Petard"

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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