fuze Synonyms

fuze Meaning

Wordnet

fuze (n)

any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

Webster

fuze (n.)

A tube, filled with combustible matter, for exploding a shell, etc. See Fuse, n.

A wire, bar, or strip of fusible metal inserted for safety in an electric circuit. When the current increases beyond a certain safe strength, the metal melts, interrupting the circuit and thereby preventing possibility of damage.

Webster

fuze ()

Alt. of Bickford match

fuze Sentence Examples

  1. The bomb's fuze was designed to detonate upon impact.
  2. The fuze was set to explode after a 15-second delay.
  3. The firefighter carefully approached the malfunctioning fuze.
  4. The artillery shell had a time-delay fuze to maximize its destructive power.
  5. The engineer replaced the faulty fuze with a new one.
  6. The fuze was triggered by a remote signal.
  7. The missile's fuze was activated by the target's heat signature.
  8. The minefield was littered with sensitive fuzes.
  9. The enemy used proximity fuzes to target aircraft.
  10. The fuze was responsible for the catastrophic explosion.

FAQs About the word fuze

any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellantA tube, filled with combustible matter, for exploding a shell, etc. See Fuse, n., Alt. of Bickfo

combine, connect, coalesce,unite, join, unify, link (up), couple, marry, conjugate

break up, isolate, part, sever, part, resolve, separate, divide, disconnect, split

The bomb's fuze was designed to detonate upon impact.

The fuze was set to explode after a 15-second delay.

The firefighter carefully approached the malfunctioning fuze.

The artillery shell had a time-delay fuze to maximize its destructive power.