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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.
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
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British Dictionary definitions for fuze

fuze
/ (fjuːz) /

noun
mainly US a variant spelling of fuse 1
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