noun a tube, filled with combustible matter, for exploding a shell, ·etc. ·see fuse, ·noun.
2. fuze ·add. ·noun a wire, bar, or strip of fusible metal inserted for safety in an electric circuit. when the current increases beyond a certain safe strength, the metal melts, interrupting the circuit and thereby preventing possibility of damage.
3. fuze, plug ·add. ·- a plug fitted to the fuse hole of a shell to hold the fuse.
4. fuze, plug ·add. ·- a fusible plug that screws into a receptacle, used as a fuse in electric wiring.