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FUZE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
Synonyms:
fuse; fusee; fuze; fuzee; primer; priming
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("fuze" is a kind of...):
igniter; ignitor; light; lighter (a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fuze"):
detonating fuse (a fuse containing an explosive)
safety fuse (a slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter; used to ignite detonators from a distance)
time-fuse (a fuse made to burn for a given time (especially to explode a bomb))
