safety fuse (redirected from safety fuses)

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Noun	1.	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 fuze, fuse, primer, priming, fuzee, fusee - any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
	2.	safety fuse - an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded electrical fuse, fuse cartridge fuse - a fuse cased in a tube circuit breaker, breaker - a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity plug fuse - a fuse with a thread that screws into a socket