FUZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fuze mean? 

• FUZE (noun)
  The noun FUZE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: FUZE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FUZE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fuse; fusee; fuze; fuzee; primer; priming

Hypernyms ("fuze" is a kind of...):

igniter; ignitor; light; lighter (a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fuze"):

detonating fuse (a fuse containing an explosive)

safety fuse (a slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter; used to ignite detonators from a distance)

time-fuse (a fuse made to burn for a given time (especially to explode a bomb))