slow match

noun

A slow-burning fuse used to ignite a matchlock musket or fire a cannon.

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Meanings

nounslow match (plural slow matches)

plural slow matches · alternative slowmatch

  1. A slow-burning fuse used to ignite a matchlock musket or fire a cannon.

Translations

Bulgarian бикфордов шнур
  • бикфордов шнур (bikfordov šnur)slow burning fuse
Finnish lunttu
  • lunttuslow burning fuse
German Lunte
  • Lunteslow burning fuse
Russian фити́ль
  • фити́ль (fitílʹ)slow burning fuse
Swedish lunta
  • luntaslow burning fuse
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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