Meanings
nounblack match (plural black matches)
plural black matches · alternative blackmatch
- 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 29, 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
Translations
Finnish mustaruudista tehty tulilanka
- mustaruudista tehty tulilankaTranslations
German ungedeckte Stoppine
- ungedeckte StoppineTranslations
Polish lont z prochem czarnym
- lont z prochem czarnymTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
black match. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20match
MLA
“black match.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20match. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black match,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20match.
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