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.

2. fuse.

verb (used with object)

fuzed, fuzing 

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

fuze

/ fjuːz /

noun

1. a variant spelling of fuse 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of fuze¹

First recorded in 1635–45; variant of fuse ¹