A cord of readily combustible material that is lighted at one end to carry a flame along its length to detonate an explosive at the other end.
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A mechanical or electrical mechanism used to detonate an explosive charge or device such as a bomb or grenade: "A mechanical . . . switch is used to initiate the fuzes” ( International Defense Review).
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A safety device that protects an electric circuit from excessive current, consisting of or containing a metal element that melts when current exceeds a specific amperage, thereby opening the circuit.
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An electrical safety device consisting of or including a wire or strip of fusible metal that melts and interrupts the circuit when the current exceeds a particular amperage.
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A continuous train of a combustible substance enclosed in a cord or cable for setting off an explosive charge by transmitting fire to it.
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verb-intransitive
To become liquefied from heat.
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To become mixed or united by or as if by melting together: "There was no separation between joy and sorrow: they fused into one” ( Henry Miller). See Synonyms at mix.
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verb-transitive
To equip with a mechanical or electrical fuse: "The bomb . . . was fuzed and timed to explode after the aircraft had taken off” ( Aviation Week & Space Technology).
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To liquefy or reduce to a plastic state by heating; melt.
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To mix (constituent elements) together by or as if by melting; blend.
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verb
To reduce to a liquid or plastic state by heat.
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To blend thoroughly by or as if by melting together .
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To stitch by applying heat and pressure with or without the use of an adhesive.
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To become fluid with heat.
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To fail because of the blowing of a fuse.
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