ropematch
nounUK /ˈrəʊp.mætʃ/
US /ˈroʊp.mætʃ/
A ropematch is a special match that burns slowly so it can light things safely.
The camper used a ropematch to light the campfire.
SYNONYMS
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A length of rope treated to burn slowly, used to carry fire or set off fireworks.
The old cannon was fired with a ropematch.
3. A contest in which two teams pull on opposite ends of a rope.
Our class won the ropematch at the school fair.
4. A person or thing that pairs well with another, like two ends of a rope.
Those two friends are a perfect ropematch.