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• Fuse (explosives) — In an explosive, pyrotechnic device or military munition, a fuse (or fuze) is the part of the device that initiates function. In common usage, the word fuse is used indiscriminately. However, when being specific (and in particular in a military… …   Wikipedia

• slow- — [[t]slo͟ʊ [/t]] COMB in ADJ GRADED slow is used to form words which describe something that happens slowly. He was stuck in a line of slow moving traffic. ...a slow burning fuse …   English dictionary

• slow match — noun a slow burning fuse used to ignite a matchlock musket or fire a cannon …   Wiktionary

• Slow match — or match cord is the very slow burning cord or twine fuse used by early gunpowder musketeers, artillerymen, and soldiers to ignite matchlock muskets, cannons, and petards. Slow matches were most suitable for use around black powder weapons… …   Wikipedia

• slow match — slow′ match′ n. a slow burning match or fuse, often consisting of a rope or cord soaked in a solution of saltpeter • Etymology: 1795–1805 …   From formal English to slang

• slow match — a slow burning match or fuse, often consisting of a rope or cord soaked in a solution of saltpeter. [1795 1805] * * * …   Universalium

• slow match — /sloʊ ˈmætʃ/ (say sloh mach) noun a slow burning match or fuse, often consisting of a rope or cord soaked in a solution of saltpetre …  

• safety fuse — noun 1. a slow burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter; used to ignite detonators from a distance • Hypernyms: ↑fuse, ↑fuze, ↑fusee, ↑fuzee, ↑primer, ↑priming 2. an electrical device that can… …   Useful english dictionary

• fuse — fuse1 fuseless, adj. fuselike, adj. /fyoohz/, n., v., fused, fusing. n. 1. a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive. 2. fuze (def. 1). 3. have a short fuse, Informal. to anger easily; have… …   Universalium

• Internal ballistics — Internal ballistics, a subfield of ballistics, is the study of a projectile s behavior from the time its propellant s igniter is initiated until it exits the gun barrel. The study of internal ballistics is important to designers and users of… …   Wikipedia

• Walsall Anarchists — The Walsall Anarchists were a group of anarchists arrested on explosive charges in Walsall in 1892.cite book |last=Quail |first=John |title=The Slow Burning Fuse |publisher=Paladin |location=London |year=1978 |isbn=9780586082256 ] Although the… …   Wikipedia