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slow match

[′slō ′mach]
(engineering)
A match or fuse that burns at a known slow rate; used for igniting explosive charges.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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