fireplace match

noun

A match whose igniting head is bound to an exceptionally long stick, allowing it to be held more easily at a greater distance from the flame and its intended fuel.

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Meanings

nounfireplace match (plural fireplace matches)

plural fireplace matches

  1. A match whose igniting head is bound to an exceptionally long stick, allowing it to be held more easily at a greater distance from the flame and its intended fuel.

Origin

Named for its principal use lighting kindling in fireplaces.

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Translations

Danish kamintændstik
  • kamintændstikmatch with long shaft
Finnish takkatikku
  • takkatikkumatch with long shaft
Cite this entry
APA

fireplace match. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fireplace%20match

MLA

“fireplace match.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fireplace%20match. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fireplace match,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fireplace%20match.

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