Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant.
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Examples for "fuse "
Examples for "fuse "
1 She had a short fuse as far as her family was concerned.
2 The fact that his fuse was so short was a good sign.
3 The best fuse that Gersdorff could come up with lasted ten minutes.
4 Remember this: Cormac's fuse is considerably shorter these days, Hannox warns me.
5 Or even try doing without electricity for the want of a fuse .
1 She said they wanted to put on some kind of citizens' primer .
2 True 'Pac believers may well feel short-changed by Benny Boom's respectful primer .
3 Then find Miss Betty and read her a page in the primer .
4 Dab on a good primer to keep the fine glitter from creasing.
5 Despite its importance, the mechanism of RNA-DNA primer synthesis remains poorly understood.
1 Results: Results suggest that reduced negative priming is related to positive schizotypy.
2 Neither group showed positive maternal responses following vaginocervical stimulation without steroid priming .
3 In the morning the priming is taken out, and the lock uncocked.
4 Are we priming our kids to overeat, even from a young age?
5 Language disturbance in schizophrenia has been recently attributed to disturbed priming mechanisms.
1 The fuze on striking ignites the exploder and in turn the lyddite.
2 Hitherto no certain or efficient time - fuze has been adopted for rifled howitzers.
3 No reliable percussion or concussion - fuze has as yet been arranged for spherical shells.
4 Some fifty years, however, elapsed before a satisfactory fuze was made.
5 The grenade was held in the hand and the fuze lighted by a port-fire.
1 This is Six; she's making some fusee chain for Mr Fanshaw.
2 He said nothing, but consulted his watch by the aid of a fusee .
3 You glow like a fusee whenever you see a young lady.
4 The stranger popped open the plastic case and took out a long red fusee .
5 The chief had a fusee , which he carried slung, in addition to his rifle.
1 The fuzee having gone out, Captain Dunbar, who commanded the vessel, again went on board and set fire to it in the most gallant manner.
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