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fuze

[ fyooz ]

noun

  1. a mechanical or electronic device to detonate an explosive charge, especially as contained in an artillery shell, a missile, projectile, or the like.


verb (used with object)

, fuzed, fuz·ing.
  1. Also to attach a fuse or fuze to (a bomb, mine, etc.).

fuze

/ fjuːz /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of fuse 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fuze1

First recorded in 1635–45; variant of fuse 1
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Example Sentences

The metallic fuze bored out and a paper fuze of longer time inserted.

It was, however, at this period that the now famous 106 or instantaneous fuze arrived in the country.

This fuze burst its shell instantaneously when the fuze-cap touched the ground.

He then unscrewed the fuze and threw it away before it could detonate the shell.

Everything should therefore be prepared beforehand to facilitate the loading of the mine and placing of the fuze.

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