safety fuze
noun
a long tube attached to a detonator or percussion cap and filled with a powder that burns slowly when ignited.
Origin of safety fuze
1First recorded in 1830–40
Words Nearby safety fuze
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How to use safety fuze in a sentence
The end of the safety-fuze is then lit, and the jam tin is presented to the Hun.
Men, Women and Guns | H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeileInto the gun cotton is inserted a detonator; and into the detonator is inserted two inches of safety-fuze.
Men, Women and Guns | H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeileThe true artist never exaggerates, and quite half the bombs had genuine safety-fuze in them and were lit before being thrown.
Men, Women and Guns | H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile
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