fuze
noun
a mechanical or electronic device to detonate an explosive charge, especially as contained in an artillery shell, a missile, projectile, or the like.
fuzes
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present tense formof fuze (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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L3Harris, which makes fuzes for 30mm ammunition, is “rapidly scaling to meet the growing demand across a range of fuzes,” a spokeswoman for the Florida-based company said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
“Proximity fuzes are precision electromechanical devices, and the lines that build them at scale are few,” Sawyers said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Air Force budget documents provided to Congress describe it as a “form, fit, and functionally equivalent replacement” for existing nuclear warhead fuzes.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
Still more pried open boxes holding switches and fuzes.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2012
One ... two—three-four-five; the last three as close together as they could fly without setting off their proximity fuzes.
From Triplanetary by E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith
