cordite

smokeless powder

Low-residue ballistic charge

• nitrocelluloseAcid-treated cellulose compound
• nitroglycerinExplosive compound, cardiac drug
• ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges

cartridge · bullet · shell · casing · primer · charge · combustion · ignition · burning · velocity

rifle

Long-barreled shoulder weapon

• pistolCompact one-handed firearm
• revolverPistol with rotating chamber
• shotgunLong gun firing shot

firearm · weapon · caliber · barrel · magazine · chamber · bolt action · breech · shooting · marksman

smoke

Airborne combustion byproduct

• acridUnpleasantly sharp-smelling
• bitterSharp, unpleasant taste
• sulfurousContaining yellow element

pungent · fumes · residue · smell · burnt · nostril · lingering · sharp · chemical smell

trenches

Elongated ground excavations

• WWIFirst global conflict
• WWII1939-45 global conflict
• battlefieldCombat engagement area

combat · military · British Army · munitions · arsenal · ordnance · shell casings · no man's land · Somme · gunfire

thriller

Suspense-driven narrative genre

• detective fictionGenre about investigating crimes
• crime novelFiction about solving offenses
• mysterySomething unexplained or unknown

Agatha Christie · noir · espionage · narrative · atmosphere · period detail · British mystery · whodunit

• ammunition partsprimer, bullet, casing, powder, cartridge
• Explosivesbomb, dynamite, grenade, TNT, C-4
• Propellantspropellant, rocket fuel, solid fuel, jet fuel, liquid oxygen
• craft materialswood, fabric, leather, beads, yarn
• Weaponryrifles, shotguns, grenades, missiles, bombs
• ammunitionammunition, ammo, bullet, bullets, shells