fuze
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fuze
(fyo͞oz)n. & v.
Variant of fuse1.
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fuze
(fjuːz)n
chiefly US a variant spelling of fuse1
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fuze
(fyuz)n., v. fuzed, fuz•ing. n.
1. a mechanical or electronic device to detonate an explosive charge.
v.t. 3. Also, fuse. to attach a fuze to (a bomb, mine, etc.).
[1635–45]
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fuze
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.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
fuze
Past participle: fuzed
Gerund: fuzing
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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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