"fuze" meaning in English

See fuze in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fjuːz/ Forms: fuzes [plural]
enPR: fyo͞oz Rhymes: -uːz Etymology: Variant spelling of fuse used to differentiate senses, see Usage note there. Head templates: {{en-noun}} fuze (plural fuzes)
  1. (military, professional usage) An auxiliary device with explosive components, used to detonate a munition. Wikidata QID: Q3778724 Derived forms: fuzeless, time fuze
    Sense id: en-fuze-en-noun-en:Q3778724 Categories (other): Military, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Verb

IPA: /fjuːz/ Forms: fuzes [present, singular, third-person], fuzing [participle, present], fuzed [participle, past], fuzed [past]
enPR: fyo͞oz Rhymes: -uːz Etymology: Variant spelling of fuse used to differentiate senses, see Usage note there. Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive Related terms: fuse
    Sense id: en-fuze-en-verb-7cEOzsFH Categories (other): Military Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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