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

proximal, proximate, 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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