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proximity fuze

proximity fuze is the alternative spelling of proximity fuse.

Meaning of proximity fuse

Noun

proximity fuse (plural proximity fuses)

  1. A fuse that is designed to detonate an explosive automatically when close enough to the target to destroy it.

Forms of proximity fuze

pluralproximity fuzes

Questions about proximity fuze

What is proximity fuze the alternative spelling of?
Proximity fuze is the alternative spelling of proximity fuse.

Words near proximity fuze in the dictionary

  1. proximitous
  2. proximity
  3. proximity effect
  4. proximity fuse
  5. proximity fuses
  6. proximity fuze
  7. proximity fuzes
  8. proximity mine
  9. proximity mines
  10. proximo
  11. proximo-

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Adapted from Wiktionary: proximity fuze (page history and authors); proximity fuse (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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