proximity fuze
noun
a design for detonating a charge, as in a projectile, within a predesignated radius of a target.
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Nearby words
proximately, proximation, proxime accessit, proximity, proximity fuse, proximity fuze, proximity talks, proximo, proximo-, proximoataxia, proxy
Origin of proximity fuze
First recorded in 1940–45
Also called variable time fuze, VT fuze.
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019