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fuze

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fuze  (fyz)
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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Noun1.fuze - any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
fuse, primer, priming, fuzee, fusee
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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When the fuze we had thrown in had filled the hut with so much smoke that they were almost suffocated, we threw in a small leather bag of another kind, which flamed like a candle, and, following it in, we found there were but four people, who, as we supposed, had been about some of their diabolical sacrifices.
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