FUZE

fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming

(noun) any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

fuze (plural fuzes)

(military, professional usage) An auxiliary device with explosive components, used to detonate a munition.

Verb

fuze (third-person singular simple present fuzes, present participle fuzing, simple past and past participle fuzed)

(transitive, military, professional usage) To attach a fuze to.

Source: Wiktionary

Fuze, n.

Definition: A tube, filled with combustible matter, for exploding a shell, etc. See Fuse, n. Chemical fuze, a fuze in which substances separated until required for action are then brought into contact, and uniting chemically, produce explosion.

– Concussion fuze, a fuze ignited by the striking of the projectile.

– Electric fuze, a fuze which is ignited by heat or a spark produced by an electric current.

– Friction fuze, a fuze which is ignited by the heat evolved by friction.

– Percussion fuze, a fuze in which the ignition is produced by a blow on some fulminating compound.

– Time fuze, a fuze adapted, either by its length or by the character of its composition, to burn a certain time before producing an explosion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition