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• fuse — Ⅰ. fuse [1] ► VERB 1) join, blend, or coalesce to form a single entity. 2) melt (a material or object) with intense heat, so as to join it with something else. 3) Brit. (with reference to an electrical appliance) stop or cause to stop working… …   English terms dictionary

• fuse — There are two distinct words: (1) the one meaning ‘a device for igniting a bomb’ is 17c from Latin fusus ‘spindle’, and (2) the one meaning ‘a device or component for protecting an electric circuit’ is 19c, derived from the earlier verb meaning… …   Modern English usage

• Fuse (explosives) — In an explosive, pyrotechnic device or military munition, a fuse (or fuze) is the part of the device that initiates function. In common usage, the word fuse is used indiscriminately. However, when being specific (and in particular in a military… …   Wikipedia

• fuse — [[t]fju͟ːz[/t]] fuses, fusing, fused 1) N COUNT A fuse is a safety device in an electric plug or circuit. It contains a piece of wire which melts when there is a fault so that the flow of electricity stops. The fuse blew as he pressed the button… …   English dictionary

• fuse — fuse1 verb 1》 join, blend, or coalesce to form a single entity. 2》 melt (a material or object) with intense heat, so as to join it with something else. 3》 Brit. (with reference to an electrical appliance) stop or cause to stop working when a fuse …   English new terms dictionary

• fuse — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (AmE also fuze) device that makes a bomb explode ADJECTIVE ▪ short ▪ long, slow VERB + FUSE ▪ set …   Collocations dictionary

• fuse — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. & intr. melt with intense heat; liquefy. 2 tr. & intr. blend or amalgamate into one whole by or as by melting. 3 tr. provide (a circuit, plug, etc.) with a fuse. 4 a intr. (of an appliance) cease to function when a fuse blows …   Useful english dictionary

• fuse — [fjuːz] noun [C] I 1) an object in electrical equipment that makes it stop working when there is too much electricity flowing through it 2) an object like string, or a piece of electrical equipment, that is used for making a bomb explode II verb… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Tilt fuse — A tilt fuse is a device usually used in the operation of car bombs and other such detonators, relying on the force of a jerk or similar movement for the triggering of the desired explosion.P.|Wilkinson|137] The tilt fuse is typically a small tube …   Wikipedia

• Pipe bomb — A pipe bomb is an improvised explosive device, a tightly sealed section of pipe filled with an explosive material. The containment provided by the pipe means that simple low explosives can be used to produce a relatively large explosion, and the… …   Wikipedia

• Cluster bomb — Cluster munitions or cluster bombs are air dropped or ground launched munitions that eject a number of smaller submunitions: a cluster of bomblets. The most common types are intended to kill enemy personnel and destroy vehicles. Submunition based …   Wikipedia