safety fuse
Britishnoun
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a slow-burning fuse for igniting detonators from a distance
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an electrical fuse that protects a circuit from overloading
Example Sentences
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Let us look at the safety fuse; why, there is none! it has been missed out.
From Wrinkles in Electric Lighting by Stephen, Vincent
In each room there will be one lamp with its switch to turn it on or off as desired, and a safety fuse.
From Wrinkles in Electric Lighting by Stephen, Vincent
Besides luncheon baskets and materials to make lemonade, we had taken along axes, two crowbars, two lanterns, four pounds of blasting powder and three feet of safety fuse.
From A Busy Year at the Old Squire's by Stephens, C. A. (Charles Asbury)
If this cannot be felt, there must be some part or other disconnected, perhaps the safety fuse has given out, or the ends of the leads got adrift from the bracket.
From Wrinkles in Electric Lighting by Stephen, Vincent
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