blackmatch

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A form of black match — A pyrotechnic fuse consisting of a cotton string, coated with black powder.

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Meanings

nounblackmatch (plural blackmatches)

plural blackmatches

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of black match.

    There were three general varieties: slowmatch, blackmatch, and quickmatch. […] One step up in the fuse complexity is blackmatch. Blackmatch is similar to slowmatch except the surface of the cotton string is coated with a black powder paste.

    2009, William Gurstelle, Absinthe & Flamethrowers: Projects and Ruminations on the Art of Living Dangerously, Chicago Review Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 72
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APA

blackmatch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blackmatch

MLA

“blackmatch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blackmatch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blackmatch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blackmatch.

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