my little project

[Salmon Trout]

petard?

Yes. Petard. (Or petar)

[kpac]

Helpmeh thought he meant retard.

[Helpmeh]

Helpmeh thought he meant retard.

No. I do not know what "petard" is.

[Salmon Trout]

No. I do not know what "petard" is.

Then you should look here

[Helpmeh]

Then you should look here

So let me get this straight.

hoisted by their own small bomb?

Now that I read farther, I see "Injured by the device that you intended to use to injure others."

[harry 48]

to break wind



Main Entry: pe·tard
Pronunciation: \pə-ˈtär(d)\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French, from peter to break wind, from pet expulsion of intestinal gas, from Latin peditum, from neuter of peditus, past participle of pedere to break wind; akin to Greek bdein to break wind
Date: 1598
1 : a case containing an explosive to break down a door or gate or breach a wall
2 : a firework that explodes with a loud report

[Salmon Trout]

faire sauter, faire péter = to blow up

[harry 48]

to break wind



Main Entry: pe·tard
Pronunciation: \pə-ˈtär(d)\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French, from peter to break wind, from pet expulsion of intestinal gas, from Latin peditum, from neuter of peditus, past participle of pedere to break wind; akin to Greek bdein to break windDate: 1598
1 : a case containing an explosive to break down a door or gate or breach a wall
2 : a firework that explodes with a loud report

[Salmon Trout]

Yes, we saw it the first time.

[BC_Programmer]

a petard was also for explosions... in fact, that was the original name.

ST has already quite fitly explained the entymology and what it means.

Additionally, it would be pretty stupid for Ensemble Studios to name a unit a "petard" if it's one and only meaning was the definition Harry posted.

[Helpmeh]

The first definition of petard I read was a small bomb...so I put it together, "hoisted by their own small bomb." and it obviously didn't make sense, so I looked at it again and saw exactly what you wrote BC. The definition of that was in my post.

[harry 48]

 

[Treval]

Lmao.. none of you have played Age Of Empires II/III apparently..
The petards are those annoying guys who blow up walls by blowing up themselves. :')

[BC_Programmer]

Lmao.. none of you have played Age Of Empires II/III apparently..
The petards are those annoying guys who blow up walls by blowing up themselves. :')

Additionally, it would be pretty stupid for Ensemble Studios to name a unit a "petard" if it's one and only meaning was the definition Harry posted.

 

[Treval]

Did you brush your teeth, BC?