slow match

• Cuerda o mecha de combustión lenta utilizada históricamente para encender la pólvora en armas de fuego tempranas, cañones o explosivos. El término está en gran medida anticuado y rara vez se usa en contextos modernos.

A slow-burning cord or fuse used historically to ignite gunpowder in early firearms, cannons, or explosives. The term is now largely archaic and rarely used in modern contexts.

1. Slow-burning fuseC2formal

   A slow-burning cord or fuse used historically to ignite gunpowder or explosives.

   Mecha lenta

   • The soldier lit the slow match before firing the cannon.
   • They used a slow match to safely detonate the explosives.
   • The slow match burned steadily in the damp weather.