powder monkey
powder monkey noun: an explosives expert; a person who sets explosives.
Noun
powder monkey (plural powder monkeys)
- An explosives expert; a person who sets explosives.
- A person employed to carry gun powder from the ship's magazine to the gun deck during a battle; in the 18th century Royal British and U.S. Navies, this task (also carrying water) during battles became a permanent nickname for the ship's cabin boys and apprentice seamen.
- A skier or snowboarder who avidly seeks out the “powder” (light, dry, fluffy snow).
- Snowbird has been amending its reputation as a destination primarily for the steep-and-deep skiers and powder monkeys. Off the Baby Thunder lift in 1995, the resort has a largely protected area that has gentle slopes great for less experienced skiers.2000, Charles Leocha et al., Ski America and Canada, World Leisure Corporation, →ISBN, page 218
- How's about this then me little powder monkeys... A chance to WIN A SNOWBOARD OF YOUR CHOICE up to the value of £350.2002 September 9, denise&bryn, “www Snowboard 25/12”, in uk.rec.competitions (Usenet)
- Synonyms:
- powder hound
Examples of powder monkey in a sentence
- Yes, getting up the mountain is more of a hassle — powder monkeys will probably yelp in frustration because of the extra minutes involved each morning.2006 November 19, Sean Newsom, “Europe's poshest ski chalets”, in The Sunday Times:
- There are lots of fine cutovers into untouched sugar for powder monkeys (snow permitting, of course).2008, Charles Leocha, Charlie Leocha's Ski Snowboard Europe, 16th edition, World Leisure Corporation, →ISBN, 978-0-915009-86-2, page 86:
Synonyms of powder monkey
Forms of powder monkey
| plural | powder monkeys |
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Questions about powder monkey
- What does powder monkey mean?
- Powder monkey means an explosives expert; a person who sets explosives.
- How do you use powder monkey in a sentence?
- Yes, getting up the mountain is more of a hassle — powder monkeys will probably yelp in frustration because of the extra minutes involved each morning.
- What part of speech is powder monkey?
- Powder monkey is a noun.
- What is the plural of powder monkey?
- The plural of powder monkey is powder monkeys.
Words near powder monkey in the dictionary
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