A tube, casing, cord, etc., filled or saturated with combustible material, by means of which a military shell, the blast of a mine, etc. is…

= fuse, n.2 1.

(See quot. 1802.)

a fuse located in the nose of a shell or bomb.

a flammable stick or similar implement used to ignite fuses in the blasting of mines.

Originally: a detonating mechanism for an explosive. In extended use: any explosive or incendiary apparatus; spec. a nuclear bomb (in full, and…

A proprietary name for: a type of detonating cord consisting of a core of high explosive enclosed in a sheath usually of textile.

(a) a pencil used (in various measuring devices) to mark the passage of time, or to record the variation in something over time (now rare); (b) a…