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portfire
port·fire [ páwrt fr ] (plural port·fires)


noun 
Definition:
 
slow fuse: a slow fuse. Use: formerly, explosives in mining and for rockets and fireworks.
[Mid-17th century. Anglicization of French porte-feu "fire-carrier"]
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