lont — meaning in English

English meaning

• fuse noun A safety device containing a component that melts to break an electrical circuit if the current is too high.
• squib noun A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.
• wick noun The braided cord in a candle or lamp that soaks up fuel to feed the flame.

Senses

lont is used for these senses in English:

• squib A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket, etc.
• wick (countable) A braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil lamp, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel (such as melted tallow or wax, or oil) at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame.

fuse — full definition

1. noun A safety device containing a component that melts to break an electrical circuit if the current is too high.
2. verb To melt or blend together, especially under heat.

squib — full definition

1. noun A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.
2. noun A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket, etc.
3. noun A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
4. noun Any small firecracker sold to the general public, usually in special clusters designed to explode in series after a single master fuse is lit.

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