gunpowder
- n a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks
gunpowder plot
- n a conspiracy in 1605 in England to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament to avenge the persecution of Catholics in England; led by Guy Fawkes
gunrunning
- n the smuggling of guns and ammunition into a country secretly and illegally
gunstock
- n the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun
gunter grass
- n German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927)
gunter wilhelm grass
- n German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927)
gunwale
- n wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
guomindang
- n the political party founded in 1911 by Sun Yat-sen; it governed China under Chiang Kai-shek from 1928 until 1949 when the Communists took power and subsequently was the official ruling party of Taiwan