detcord

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A form of detonating cord — An explosive cord, typically used as a fuse/primer to detonate explosive charges, or as a cutting agent to cut patterns explosively. The explosive cord is a small flexible plastic tube filled with explosive in a flexible binder, typically pentaerythritol tetranitrate (“PETN”) (pentrite explosives).

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Meanings

noundetcord (plural detcords)

plural detcords · alternative det cord · alternative det. cord · alternative detacord

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of detonating cord.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
detonating cord

Origin

Blend of detonating + cord.

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APA

detcord. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detcord

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “detcord,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detcord.

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