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fuze

/fjuːz/

fuze noun: synonym of detonator, an auxiliary device used to ignite an explosive substance or device. Also the archaic spelling of fuse.

fuze: synonym of detonator, an auxiliary device used to ignite an explosive substance or device
Image: Thomas M. Crowley, Chief, Munitions Fuzing Branch, Fuze, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Noun

fuze (plural fuzes)

  1. Synonym of detonator, an auxiliary device used to ignite an explosive substance or device.
    Synonyms:
    detonator

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To equip with a detonator.

Also used as

fuze is also the archaic spelling of fuse.

Synonyms of fuze

Forms of fuze

Noun
pluralfuzes
alternative formfuse
Verb
third-person singular presentfuzes
present participlefuzing
past participlefuzed
pastfuzed

Words formed from fuze

Phrases with fuze

Words that rhyme with fuze

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Questions about fuze

What does fuze mean?
Fuze means synonym of detonator, an auxiliary device used to ignite an explosive substance or device.
What part of speech is fuze?
Fuze can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce fuze?
Fuze is pronounced /fjuːz/.
What is the plural of fuze?
The plural of fuze is fuzes.

Words near fuze in the dictionary

  1. Fuyang
  2. Fuyu
  3. Fuyuan
  4. Fuyuko
  5. Fuyumi
  6. fuze
  7. fuzed
  8. fuzee
  9. fuzees
  10. fuzeless
  11. fuzes

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