fuze (fy z)n. & v. Variant of fuse1. |
fuze [fjuːz]
n
Chiefly US a variant spelling of fuse
A device which initiates an explosive train. See also base fuze; boresafe fuze; impact action fuze; proximity fuze; self-destroying fuze; shuttered fuze; time fuze.
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| Noun | 1. | fuze - any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant detonating fuse - a fuse containing an explosive igniter, ignitor, lighter, light - a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?" safety fuse - a slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter; used to ignite detonators from a distance time-fuse - a fuse made to burn for a given time (especially to explode a bomb) |
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