proximity fuse

noun

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

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Meanings

nounproximity fuse (plural proximity fuses)

plural proximity fuses · alternative proximity fuze

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

Translations

Finnish lähisytytin
  • lähisytytinfuse designed to detonate an explosive automatically when close enough to a target
German Annäherungszünder, Abstandszünder
  • Annäherungszünderfuse designed to detonate an explosive automatically when close enough to a target
  • Abstandszünderfuse designed to detonate an explosive automatically when close enough to a target
  • Näherungszünderfuse designed to detonate an explosive automatically when close enough to a target
Romanian declanșator de proximitate
  • declanșator de proximitatefuse designed to detonate an explosive automatically when close enough to a target
Cite this entry
APA

proximity fuse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proximity%20fuse

MLA

“proximity fuse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proximity%20fuse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proximity fuse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proximity%20fuse.

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