fuze

[ fyooz ]

/ fyuz /

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noun

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

fuse¹ (def. 1).

verb (used with object), fuzed, fuz·ing.

Also fuse. to attach a fuse or fuze to (a bomb, mine, etc.).

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Origin of fuze

First recorded in 1635–45; variant of fuse¹

Words nearby fuze

futurity stakes, futurology, futz, futz around, Fuxin, fuze, fuzee, Fuzhou, fuzz, fuzzball, fuzz box

How to use fuze in a sentence

The metallic fuze bored out and a paper fuze of longer time inserted.
An Artilleryman's Diary|Jenkin Lloyd Jones
It was, however, at this period that the now famous 106 or instantaneous fuze arrived in the country.
The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918|Frederick William Bewsher
This fuze burst its shell instantaneously when the fuze-cap touched the ground.
The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918|Frederick William Bewsher
He then unscrewed the fuze and threw it away before it could detonate the shell.
The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918|Frederick William Bewsher

Everything should therefore be prepared beforehand to facilitate the loading of the mine and placing of the fuze.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for fuze

fuze

/ (fjuːz) /

noun

mainly US a variant spelling of fuse 1

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