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bridgewire

bridgewire noun: a relatively thin resistance wire used that is heated by electric current to set off a pyrotechnic composition. Also the alternative spelling of bridge wire.

Noun

bridgewire (plural bridgewires)

  1. A relatively thin resistance wire used that is heated by electric current to set off a pyrotechnic composition.

Also used as

bridgewire is also the alternative spelling of bridge wire.

Forms of bridgewire

pluralbridgewires

Origin of bridgewire

From bridge + wire.

Questions about bridgewire

What does bridgewire mean?
Bridgewire means a relatively thin resistance wire used that is heated by electric current to set off a pyrotechnic composition.
What part of speech is bridgewire?
Bridgewire is a noun.
What is the plural of bridgewire?
The plural of bridgewire is bridgewires.

Words near bridgewire in the dictionary

  1. Bridgewater Corners
  2. Bridgewater North
  3. Bridgewater On Loddon
  4. Bridgewater Triangle
  5. Bridgewaters
  6. bridgewire
  7. bridgewires
  8. bridgework
  9. bridgeworks
  10. bridgey
  11. bridging

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