SAFETY FUSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does safety fuse mean? 

• SAFETY FUSE (noun)
  The noun SAFETY FUSE has 2 senses:

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

2. an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded

  Familiarity information: SAFETY FUSE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SAFETY FUSE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("safety fuse" is a kind of...):

fuse; fusee; fuze; fuzee; primer; priming (any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

electrical fuse; fuse; safety fuse

Hypernyms ("safety fuse" is a kind of...):

electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)

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

cartridge fuse (a fuse cased in a tube)

breaker; circuit breaker (a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded)

plug fuse (a fuse with a thread that screws into a socket)