Fuze (Noun)
Meaning
Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The rocket's fuze was designed to ignite the solid propellant at the precise moment of launch.
- A faulty fuze can cause a rocket to fail to launch or explode prematurely.
- The engineer carefully inspected the fuze to ensure it was properly connected to the propellant.
- The new fuze design allowed for more precise control over the ignition sequence.
- A fuze malfunction was suspected as the cause of the rocket's catastrophic failure during the test flight.