squib

/skwɪb/

noun

(military) A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode. / A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket, etc. / (mining) A kind of slow match or safety fuse.

I found a squib on the ground.

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(military) A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.

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A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket, etc.

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(mining) A kind of slow match or safety fuse.

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(automotive) The heating element used to set off the sodium azide pellets in a vehicle's airbag.

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(film, theater) In special effects, a small explosive used to replicate a bullet hitting a surface.

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(dated) A short piece of witty writing; a lampoon.

Ye nevvs-paper vvitlings! ye pert ſcribbling folks! / VVho copied his ſquibs, and re-echoed his jokes, […]

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(dated) A writer of lampoons.

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(law) In a legal casebook, a short summary of a legal action placed between more extensively quoted cases.

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(linguistics) A short article, often published in journals, that introduces theoretically problematic empirical data or discusses an overlooked theoretical problem. In contrast to a typical article, a squib need not answer the questions that it poses.