Noun: fuze fyooz
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: fuse)
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: fuse)
- Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
"The technician carefully attached the fuze to the firework";
- fuse, fusee, fuzee [N. Amer], primer, priming
Derived forms: fuzes
Type of: igniter, ignitor, light, lighter
Encyclopedia: Fuze