单词 | safety fuse |
释义 | > as lemmassafety fuse safety fuse n. (a) a fuse (fuse n.2 1a) which burns sufficiently slowly that a safe distance from the charge can be reached before it ignites; (b) = fuse n.5 ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for working with other materials > [noun] > with explosives > others portfire1629 port-feu1802 exploder1820 detonator1822 safety fuse1832 shooting-tool1855 magneto-exploder1869 shot-firer1883 initiator1915 booster1917 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > circuit > circuit-breaker > [noun] contact-breaker1838 cutout1874 safety fuse1882 break-circuita1884 fuse1884 contactor1910 oil circuit-breaker1916 tapping key1916 1832 Reg. Arts & Sci. 7 73 This instrument, denominated by the inventor the ‘Miner's Safety Fuse’, is a minute cylinder of gunpowder. 1882 Electrician 8 July 179/1 There should be in connection with the main circuit a safety fuse constructed of easily fusible metal which would be melted if the current attain any undue magnitude. 1915 Brit. Islands Pilot (Hydrogr. Office U.S. Navy) 7 422 Vessels laden with ammunition, safety cartridges, safety fuses for blasting. 1951 Rotarian Dec. 28/3 A cartridge-type safety fuse that guards against overloading the individual Christmas-tree circuit. 2001 ‘A. McNab’ Liberation Day (2002) iii. 21 I opened the Tupperware lids of the OBIs and fed the safety fuse over the exposed mixture in each of the boxes. 2008 Herald Express (Torquay) (Nexis) 7 Nov. 2 Buy only British Standard kitemark fresheners or CE European accredited devices which both have fitted safety fuses. < as lemmas |
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