proximity fuze
noun
a design for detonating a charge, as in a projectile, within a predesignated radius of a target.
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Also called variable time fuze, VT fuze.
Origin of proximity fuze
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby proximity fuze
proximal, proximate, proxime accessit, proximity, proximity fuse, proximity fuze, proximity talks, proximo, proximoataxia, proxy, proxy fight
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