Meaning

1 senses
  1. A relatively thin resistance wire used that is heated by electric current to set off a pyrotechnic composition.

Origin

From bridge + wire.

From bridge + wire.

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Forms

plural: bridgewires
Singularbridgewire
Pluralbridgewires

regular

Word family

2 related words

See also

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