"quick match" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quick matches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} quick match (plural quick matches)
  1. A pyrotechnic fuse consisting of a cotton string, coated with black powder, confined in a paper tube. Translations (fuse): pikatulilanka (Finnish), gedeckte Stoppine [feminine] (German), but see lont (Polish)
    Sense id: en-quick_match-en-noun-~8UCqxA- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 24 18 Disambiguation of 'fuse': 85 12 2
  2. (video games) An unranked match in a format that is more casual compared to the game's skirmish and competitive modes. Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-quick_match-en-noun-6i4cqVDU Topics: video-games
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see quick, match. Synonyms: quickmatch
    Sense id: en-quick_match-en-noun-YAOS6Bnu

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