fuze

[ fyooz ]

/ fyuz /

noun

a mechanical or electronic device to detonate an explosive charge, especially as contained in an artillery shell, a missile, projectile, or the like.

fuse¹ (def. 1).

verb (used with object), fuzed, fuz·ing.

Also fuse. to attach a fuse or fuze to (a bomb, mine, etc.).

Origin of fuze

First recorded in 1635–45; variant of fuse¹

Words nearby fuze

futurity stakes, futurology, futz, futz around, Fuxin, fuze, fuzee, Fuzeon, Fuzhou, fuzz, fuzzball

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Example sentences from the Web for fuze

The Loader must be careful not to touch the fuze composition with his fingers, for fear of injuring it by moisture.
Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy.|Bureau of Ordnance, USN
A fuze-saw must be at hand during practice to cut the fuze the required length.
Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy.|Bureau of Ordnance, USN
For example, a certain corrector setting gives 11 on the fuze scale opposite 4000 yds.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6|Various
He then unscrewed the fuze and threw it away before it could detonate the shell.
The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918|Frederick William Bewsher

Also used at night filled with fuze composition, and enlarged fuze-hole, to indicate the range.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth

British Dictionary definitions for fuze

fuze

/ (fjuːz) /

noun

mainly US a variant spelling of fuse 1

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	fuze
释义	fuze [ fyooz ] / fyuz / noun a mechanical or electronic device to detonate an explosive charge, especially as contained in an artillery shell, a missile, projectile, or the like. fuse¹ (def. 1). verb (used with object), fuzed, fuz·ing. Also fuse. to attach a fuse or fuze to (a bomb, mine, etc.). Origin of fuze First recorded in 1635–45; variant of fuse¹ Words nearby fuze futurity stakes, futurology, futz, futz around, Fuxin, fuze, fuzee, Fuzeon, Fuzhou, fuzz, fuzzball Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fuze The Loader must be careful not to touch the fuze composition with his fingers, for fear of injuring it by moisture. Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy.\|Bureau of Ordnance, USN A fuze-saw must be at hand during practice to cut the fuze the required length. Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy.\|Bureau of Ordnance, USN For example, a certain corrector setting gives 11 on the fuze scale opposite 4000 yds. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6\|Various He then unscrewed the fuze and threw it away before it could detonate the shell. The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918\|Frederick William Bewsher Also used at night filled with fuze composition, and enlarged fuze-hole, to indicate the range. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth British Dictionary definitions for fuze fuze / (fjuːz) / noun mainly US a variant spelling of fuse 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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