detonating cord

English

Several detonating cords; a junction to run fuse lines to different charges, and loops for timing delays

Alternative forms

• detonation cord

Noun

detonating cord (plural detonating cords)

1. An explosive cord, typically used as a fuse/primer to detonate explosive charges, or as a cutting agent to cut patterns explosively. The explosive cord is a small flexible plastic tube filled with explosive in a flexible binder, typically pentaerythritol tetranitrate (“PETN”) (pentrite explosives).

Synonyms

• cordeau (archaic)
• detcord / det cord / det. cord
• detacord
• sun cord
• primer cord
• primacord

Hypernyms

• explosive transfer line
• explosive
• detonator
• primer
• fuse

Coordinate terms

• plastic explosive
• cord explosive
• sheet explosive
• stick explosive
• explosive line
• explosive sheet
• explosive stick

Derived terms

• detcord / det cord / det. cord
• detacord