kveikiþráður

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From kveikja (to burn) +‎ þráður (thread).

Noun[edit]

kveikiþráður m (genitive singular kveikiþráðar, nominative plural kveikiþræðir)

  1. (manufacturing, mining, military) A fuse (the mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device).

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