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Signal Flares Crossword Clue

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noun

• a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring

• a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains

• a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind

• any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

35%11 Materials used in signal flares
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26%12 Chemicals used in the production of flares and signal devices
noun

• a salt of perchloric acid

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