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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.
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, Fuzeon, Fuzhou, fuzz, fuzzball
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British Dictionary definitions for fuze

fuze
/ (fjuːz) /

noun

mainly US a variant spelling of fuse 1
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