fuse
/fjuz/ n [C] (EXPLOSIVE DEVICE)Definition
› a cord or tube along which a flame moves to light fireworks or bomb, or a device inside a bomb that causes it to explode at a particular time or when it hits something
(Definition of fuse n (EXPLOSIVE DEVICE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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