Usually means: Ignites only on specific surfaces.
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We found 22 dictionaries that define the word safety match:

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  1. safety match: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. safety match: Merriam-Webster
  3. safety match: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. safety match: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. safety match: Collins English Dictionary
  6. safety match: Vocabulary.com
  7. safety match: Wordnik
  8. safety match: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. safety match: Wiktionary
  10. safety match: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. safety match: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. safety match: Dictionary.com
  13. Safety match, The Safety Match: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. safety match: Rhymezone
  15. safety match: FreeDictionary.org
  16. safety match: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. safety match: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. safety match: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. safety match: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. safety match: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (safety match)

▸ noun:  A match designed so it can only be ignited on a special friction surface.

Similar:
book matches, matchhead, quick match, friendly match, rubber, match, rubber match, safety call, safety, virtual safety car, more...

Types:
windproof match, waterproof match, stormproof match, extra-long match, extra-thick match, extra-strong match, more...

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Similar:
book matches, matchhead, quick match, friendly match, rubber, match, rubber match, safety call, safety, virtual safety car, more...

Types:
windproof match, waterproof match, stormproof match, extra-long match, extra-thick match, extra-strong match, more...



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