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black matches

black matches is the plural of black match.

Meaning of black match

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

Questions about black matches

What is black matches the plural of?
Black matches is the plural of black match.

Words near black matches in the dictionary

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

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