fuze

See also: fúze, fùzé, füze, fuzë, and fůze

English

Etymology

Variant spelling of fuse used to differentiate senses, see Usage note there.

Pronunciation

• enPR: fyo͞oz, IPA^(key): /fjuːz/
• Rhymes: -uːz

Noun

fuze (plural fuzes)

1. (military, professional usage) An auxiliary device with explosive components, used to detonate a munition.

Derived terms

• time fuze

 

Verb

fuze (third-person singular simple present fuzes, present participle fuzing, simple past and past participle fuzed)

1. (transitive, military, professional usage) To equip with a fuze.

See also

• fuse

Further reading

• “fuze”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “fuze”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.