fuse
/fjuːz/ noun [C]Definition
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT › a small object that stops electrical equipment working if there is too much electricity going through it: The fuse has blown. You'll have to change it. a fuse box
BOMB › the part of a bomb or other explosive object that starts the explosion: Light the fuse, and then stand back.
(Definition of fuse noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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