safety fuze

noun

a long tube attached to a detonator or percussion cap and filled with a powder that burns slowly when ignited.

Origin of safety fuze

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby safety fuze

safety circuit, safety curtain, safety factor, safety film, safety fuse, safety fuze, safety glass, safety hook, safety in numbers, there's, safety island, safety islands

Example sentences from the Web for safety fuze

  • The end of the safety-fuze is then lit, and the jam tin is presented to the Hun.

    Men, Women and Guns |H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile

  • Into the gun cotton is inserted a detonator; and into the detonator is inserted two inches of safety-fuze.

    Men, Women and Guns |H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile