fuse — fuse1 [fyo͞oz] vt., vi. fused, fusing [< L fusus, pp. of fundere, to pour out, shed: see FOUND3] 1. to melt or to join by melting, as metals 2. to unite as if by melting together; blend SYN. MIX fuse2 [fyo͞oz] … English World dictionary
fuse — I. verb (fused; fusing) Etymology: Latin fusus, past participle of fundere to pour, melt more at found Date: 1592 transitive verb 1. to reduce to a liquid or plastic state by heat 2. to blend thoroughly by or as if by melting together ; combine … New Collegiate Dictionary
fuse — English has two distinct words fuse. The noun, ‘igniting device’ [17], comes via Italian fuso from Latin fūsus ‘spindle’, a word of unknown origin. Its modern application comes from the fact that the long thin shape of the original gunpowder… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
fuse — English has two distinct words fuse. The noun, ‘igniting device’ [17], comes via Italian fuso from Latin fūsus ‘spindle’, a word of unknown origin. Its modern application comes from the fact that the long thin shape of the original gunpowder… … Word origins
fuse — A device for setting off an explosion without injury to the person. An explosive cap, sometimes employed by railroad trainmen to signal a stop by placing it on the rail ahead of an approaching train. An electrical term; a wire of low melting… … Ballentine's law dictionary
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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
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Ordnance QF 18 pounder — Australian gun crew in action in the Ypres sector, 28 September 1917 Type Field gun Place& … Wikipedia