Fuzed

/fjuːzd/ verb

Definition

Past tense of fuze: equipped with or detonated by a fuze.

Etymology

Regular past tense formation from the verb 'fuze' (spelled distinctly from 'fuse' by military convention), dating to 20th-century military terminology.

Kelly Says

The decision to spell military fuzes differently from electrical fuses is a great example of how technical fields create specialized vocabularies to prevent dangerous misunderstandings.

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