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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Fuse \Fuse\, or Fuze \Fuze\, n. (Elec.)
     A wire, bar, or strip of fusible metal inserted for safety in
     an electric circuit. When the current increases beyond a
     certain safe strength, the metal melts, interrupting the
     circuit and thereby preventing possibility of damage. It
     serves the same function as a circuit breaker.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Fuze \Fuze\, n.
     A tube, filled with combustible matter, for exploding a
     shell, etc. See Fuse, n.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Chemical fuze, a fuze in which substances separated until
        required for action are then brought into contact, and
        uniting chemically, produce explosion.
  
     Concussion fuze, a fuze ignited by the striking of the
        projectile.
  
     Electric fuze, a fuze which is ignited by heat or a spark
        produced by an electric current.
  
     Friction fuze, a fuze which is ignited by the heat evolved
        by friction. See fuzee[1].
  
     Percussion fuze, a fuze in which the ignition is produced
        by a blow on some fulminating compound.
  
     Time fuze, a fuze adapted, either by its length or by the
        character of its composition, to burn a certain time
        before producing an explosion.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Bickford fuse \Bick"ford fuse\ or fuze \fuze\, or Bickford match
  \Bickford match\
     A fuse used in blasting, consisting of a long cylinder of
     explosive material inclosed in a varnished wrapping of rope
     or hose. It burns from 2 to 4 feet a minute.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Fuse \Fuse\, or Fuze \Fuze\, n. (Elec.)
     A wire, bar, or strip of fusible metal inserted for safety in
     an electric circuit. When the current increases beyond a
     certain safe strength, the metal melts, interrupting the
     circuit and thereby preventing possibility of damage.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Fuze \Fuze\, n.
     A tube, filled with combustible matter, for exploding a
     shell, etc. See Fuse, n.
  
     Chemical fuze, a fuze in which substances separated until
        required for action are then brought into contact, and
        uniting chemically, produce explosion.
  
     Concussion fuze, a fuze ignited by the striking of the
        projectile.
  
     Electric fuze, a fuze which is ignited by heat or a spark
        produced by an electric current.
  
     Friction fuze, a fuze which is ignited by the heat evolved
        by friction.
  
     Percussion fuze, a fuze in which the ignition is produced
        by a blow on some fulminating compound.
  
     Time fuze, a fuze adapted, either by its length or by the
        character of its composition, to burn a certain time
        before producing an explosion.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  fuze
       n : any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a
           propellant [syn: fuse, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fuze
     n.
     (lb en military professional usage) An auxiliary device with
  explosive components, used to detonate a munition.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive military professional usage) To equip with a
  #Noun.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  fuze
     n.
     (lb en military professional usage) An auxiliary device with
  explosive components, used to detonate a munition.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive military professional usage) To equip with a
  #Noun.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  fuze
     n.
     (lb en military professional usage) An auxiliary device with
  explosive components, used to detonate a munition.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive military professional usage) To equip with a
  #Noun.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  fuze
     n.
     (lb en military professional usage) An auxiliary device with
  explosive components, used to detonate a munition.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive military professional usage) To equip with a
  #Noun.

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fuze
     Engelska n.
     (tagg vapen språk=en) lunta, tändrör
     Engelska vb.
     förse med lunta

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Fuze /fjˈuːz/
  المصهر

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  fuze /fjˈuːz/ 
  zápalnice

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  fuze /fjˈuːz/ 
  detonovat