The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fuse \Fuse\, n. [For fusee, fusil. See 2d Fusil.] (Gunnery, Mining, etc.)
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A tube or casing filled with combustible matter, by means of which a charge of powder is ignited, as in blasting; -- called also fuzee. See Fuze.
Fuse hole, the hole in a shell prepared for the reception of the fuse.
--Farrow. (Mil.) a mechanism in a bomb, torpedo, rocket, or artillery shell, usually having an easily detonated explosive charge and activated by the shock of impact, which detonates the main explosive charge. Some fuses may have timing mechanisms, delaying the explosion for a short time, or up to several days after impact. Fuses activated by other mechanisms more sophisticated than impact, such as proximity or heat, are used in modern weapons such as antiaircraft or antimissile missiles.
Usage examples of "fuse hole".
Gutteridge held the funnel in the fuse hole of the shell while Stafford measured out four pounds.
It is round as you know, but it is cast so that it has the two carrying handles and the filling and fuse hole at the top.
He simply removed his cigar from his mouth and, as Wolfgang ran towards him, pressed it into the fuse hole.
A tiny head poked out of the fuse hole and peered about, enormous ears flapping.