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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bickford fuse \Bick"ford fuse\ or fuze \fuze\, or Bickford match \Bickford match\ A fuse used in blasting, consisting of a long cylinder of explosive material inclosed in a varnished wrapping of rope or hose. It burns from 2 to 4 feet a minute. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fuse \Fuse\, or Fuze \Fuze\, n. (Elec.) A wire, bar, or strip of fusible metal inserted for safety in an electric circuit. When the current increases beyond a certain safe strength, the metal melts, interrupting the circuit and thereby preventing possibility of damage. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fuze \Fuze\, n. A tube, filled with combustible matter, for exploding a shell, etc See {Fuse}, n. {Chemical fuze}, a fuze in which substances separated until required for action are then brought into contact and uniting chemically, produce explosion. {Concussion fuze}, a fuze ignited by the striking of the projectile. {Electric fuze}, a fuze which is ignited by heat or a spark produced by an electric current. {Friction fuze}, a fuze which is ignited by the heat evolved by friction. {Percussion fuze}, a fuze in which the ignition is produced by a blow on some fulminating compound. {Time fuze}, a fuze adapted, either by its length or by the character of its composition, to burn a certain time before producing an explosion. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fuze n : any device by which an explosive charge is ignited [syn: {fuse}, {fusee}, {fuzee}, {primer}]
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