safety fuse
1. a slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter; used to ignite detonators from a distance • Hypernyms: fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming 2. an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded • Syn: fuse, electrical fuse • Derivationally related forms: fuse (for: fuse) • Hypernyms: electrical device • Hyponyms: cartridge fuse, circuit breaker, breaker, plug fuse
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