Definition of slow match in English:

slow match

noun

mass nounhistorical

A slow-burning wick or cord for lighting explosives.
Example sentencesExamples
- In the matchlock system, a length of smouldering slow match, instead of being held in the hand, was held in the jaws of a swivelling double-curved bar called a serpentine and brought to the touch-hole by operating a trigger.
- Hornblower made his way next to the stairs to light the slow match.
- Ignition is by a burning slow match (nitrated cord), which is clamped into the ‘serpentine.’

Definition of slow match in US English:

slow match

nounˈslō ˌmaCH

historical

A slow-burning wick or cord for lighting explosives.
Example sentencesExamples
- Ignition is by a burning slow match (nitrated cord), which is clamped into the ‘serpentine.’
- In the matchlock system, a length of smouldering slow match, instead of being held in the hand, was held in the jaws of a swivelling double-curved bar called a serpentine and brought to the touch-hole by operating a trigger.
- Hornblower made his way next to the stairs to light the slow match.

单词	slow match
释义	Definition of slow match in English: slow match noun mass nounhistorical A slow-burning wick or cord for lighting explosives. Example sentencesExamples In the matchlock system, a length of smouldering slow match, instead of being held in the hand, was held in the jaws of a swivelling double-curved bar called a serpentine and brought to the touch-hole by operating a trigger. Hornblower made his way next to the stairs to light the slow match. Ignition is by a burning slow match (nitrated cord), which is clamped into the ‘serpentine.’ Definition of slow match in US English: slow match nounˈslō ˌmaCH historical A slow-burning wick or cord for lighting explosives. Example sentencesExamples Ignition is by a burning slow match (nitrated cord), which is clamped into the ‘serpentine.’ In the matchlock system, a length of smouldering slow match, instead of being held in the hand, was held in the jaws of a swivelling double-curved bar called a serpentine and brought to the touch-hole by operating a trigger. Hornblower made his way next to the stairs to light the slow match.
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