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black match

black match noun: a pyrotechnic fuse consisting of a cotton string, coated with black powder.

Noun

black match (plural black matches)

  1. A pyrotechnic fuse consisting of a cotton string, coated with black powder.
    • The burning of quick match is an example of propagative (i.e., pressure-driven) burning, whereas the burning of black match is described as parallel burning (see burn type, pyrotechnic).2012 October, K.L. Kosanke, Barry T. Sturman, Robert M. Winokur, B.J. Kosanke, Encyclopedic Dictionary of Pyrotechnics: (and Related Subjects), Journal of Pyrotechnics, →ISBN, page 917

Forms of black match

pluralblack matches
alternative formblackmatch

Questions about black match

What does black match mean?
Black match means a pyrotechnic fuse consisting of a cotton string, coated with black powder.
What part of speech is black match?
Black match is a noun.
What is the plural of black match?
The plural of black match is black matches.

Words near black match in the dictionary

  1. black marks
  2. black marsh turtle
  3. black marsh turtles
  4. black mass
  5. Black Masses
  6. black match
  7. black matches
  8. black matipo
  9. black matpe bean
  10. black mead
  11. black measles

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