fuze : Idioms & Phrases
Chemical fuze
- a fuze in which substances separated until required for action are then brought into contact, and uniting chemically, produce explosion.
Webster 1913
Concussion fuze
- a fuze ignited by the striking of the projectile.
Webster 1913
Electric fuze
- a fuze which is ignited by heat or a spark produced by an electric current.
Webster 1913
Friction fuze
- a fuze which is ignited by the heat evolved by friction.
Webster 1913
Percussion fuze
- a fuze in which the ignition is produced by a blow on some fulminating compound.
Webster 1913
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.