Usually means: Wire used to initiate detonation.
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  1. priming wire: Merriam-Webster
  2. priming-wire, priming wire: Wordnik
  3. Priming wire: Dictionary.com
  4. priming-wire: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  5. priming wire: FreeDictionary.org
  6. Priming wire: TheFreeDictionary.com
  7. priming wire: Wiktionary

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▸ noun:  (firearms) A pointed wire used to pierce a cartridge before priming it by penetrating the vent of a firearm.


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