proximity fuze
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of proximity fuze
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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It also has a longer range, a proximity fuze and a larger warhead.
From New York Times • May 24, 2012
Great fleets on the sea or in the air will be canceled out by the guided bomb, the guided missile, the proximity fuze, he thinks.
From Time Magazine Archive
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