Meanings
nounpencil detonator (plural pencil detonators)
plural pencil detonators
- A timed fuse designed to be connected to a detonator or short length of safety fuse.
Synonyms: time pencil
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA timed fuse designed to be connected to a detonator or short length of safety fuse.
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pencil detonator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pencil%20detonator
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“pencil detonator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pencil%20detonator. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pencil detonator,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pencil%20detonator.
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