auget

Meaning

A priming tube connecting the charge chamber with the gallery, or place where the slow match is applied.

Synonyms

blasting cap

augette

blaster cap

detonate-tube

Pronounced as (IPA)
/əʊˈʒeɪ/
Etymology

From French, diminutive of auge (“trough”), from Latin alveus (“hollow”), from alvus (“belly”).

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