fuze

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/fjuːz/

noun

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

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detonatorfusefuseefuzeeprimerpriming
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Meanings

nounfuze (plural fuzes)

plural fuzes · alternative fuse

  1. businessSynonym of detonator, an auxiliary device used to ignite an explosive substance or device.

    Synonyms: detonator

  2. archaicArchaic spelling of fuse, in its various other senses.
verbfuze (third-person singular simple present fuzes, present participle fuzing, simple past and past participle fuzed)

present singular third person fuzes · participle present fuzing · participle past fuzed · past fuzed · alternative fuse

  1. transitivebusinessTo equip with a detonator.
  2. archaicArchaic spelling of fuse, in its various other senses.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of detonator, an auxiliary device used to ignite an explosive substance or device.

Similar
detonator

More synonyms by meaning

nounany igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

Similar
fusefuseefuzeeprimerpriming
Broader
lighterlightigniter
Also see
detonatorfusefuseeprimerpriming

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with fuze

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Sounds the same

fusefuse
Cite this entry
APA

fuze. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuze

MLA

“fuze.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuze. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fuze,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuze.

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