NOUN | artifact | fuze, fuse, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming | any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant |
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Meaning | Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant. | |
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Synonyms | fuse, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming | |
Narrower | detonating fuse | A fuse containing an explosive |
safety fuse | A slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter | |
time-fuse | A fuse made to burn for a given time (especially to explode a bomb) | |
Broader | lighter, light, igniter, ignitor | A device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires |
Spanish | imprimación | |
Catalan | cartilla |
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