Noun: safety fuse seyf-tee fyooz
- A slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter; used to ignite detonators from a distance
"The miners carefully laid the safety fuse before detonating the explosives"
- An electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
"The electrical safety fuse blew when too many appliances were plugged in";
- fuse, electrical fuse
Derived forms: safety fuses
Type of: electrical device, fuse, fusee, fuze [N. Amer], fuzee [N. Amer], primer, priming
Encyclopedia: Safety fuse