fuze

See also: fúze, fùzé, füze, fuzë, and fůze

English

Pronunciation

enPR: fyo͞oz, IPA^(key): /fjuːz/
Rhymes: -uːz

Noun

fuze (plural fuzes)

(military, professional usage) An auxiliary device with explosive components, used to detonate a munition.

Verb

fuze (third-person singular simple present fuzes, present participle fuzing, simple past and past participle fuzed)

(military, professional usage) To attach a fuze to.

Further reading

fuze in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
fuze at OneLook Dictionary Search

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