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词汇 slow match
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Definition of slow match in English:

slow match

noun
mass nounhistorical
  • A slow-burning wick or cord for lighting explosives.

    〈史〉(炸药)缓燃引信

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the matchlock system, a length of smouldering slow match, instead of being held in the hand, was held in the jaws of a swivelling double-curved bar called a serpentine and brought to the touch-hole by operating a trigger.
    • Hornblower made his way next to the stairs to light the slow match.
    • Ignition is by a burning slow match (nitrated cord), which is clamped into the ‘serpentine.’

Definition of slow match in US English:

slow match

nounˈslō ˌmaCH
historical
  • A slow-burning wick or cord for lighting explosives.

    〈史〉(炸药)缓燃引信

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Ignition is by a burning slow match (nitrated cord), which is clamped into the ‘serpentine.’
    • In the matchlock system, a length of smouldering slow match, instead of being held in the hand, was held in the jaws of a swivelling double-curved bar called a serpentine and brought to the touch-hole by operating a trigger.
    • Hornblower made his way next to the stairs to light the slow match.
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