fuze
[ fyooz ]
/ fyuz /
noun
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.
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Origin of fuze
First recorded in 1635–45; variant of fuse1
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