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Meaning of "safety fuse" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SAFETY FUSE

safety fuse play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAFETY FUSE

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Safety fuse is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SAFETY FUSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

safety fuse

Safety fuse

The safety fuse is a type of fuse invented and patented by William Bickford in 1831. Originally it consisted of a "tube" of gunpowder surrounded by a waterproofed varnished jute "rope". It replaced earlier and less reliable methods of igniting gunpowder blasting charges which had caused many injuries and deaths in the mining industry. The safety fuse burnt at a rate of typically about 30 seconds per foot.

Definition of safety fuse in the English dictionary

The definition of safety fuse in the dictionary is a slow-burning fuse for igniting detonators from a distance. Other definition of safety fuse is an electrical fuse that protects a circuit from overloading.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAFETY FUSE

safety blade
safety bolt
safety catch
safety chain
safety curtain
safety date
safety device
safety factor
safety feature
safety film
safety glass
safety helmet
safety inspection
safety island
Safety Islands
safety lamp
safety lock
safety margin
safety match
safety measure

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAFETY FUSE

blow a fuse
confuse
defuse
diffuse
effuse
fuse
infuse
interdiffuse
interfuse
perfuse
profuse
proximity fuse
refuse
reinfuse
short fuse
suffuse
superfuse
time fuse
transfuse
unconfuse

Synonyms and antonyms of safety fuse in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «safety fuse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAFETY FUSE

Find out the translation of safety fuse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of safety fuse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «safety fuse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

保险丝
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fusible de seguridad
570 millions of speakers

English

safety fuse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुरक्षा फ्यूज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فتيل السلامة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

предохранитель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

do fusível de segurança
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিরাপত্তা ফিউজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fusible de sécurité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sekering keselamatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sicherung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

安全信管
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

안전 퓨즈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sekring safety
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cầu chì an toàn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாதுகாப்பு உருகி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुरक्षा फ्यूज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Emniyet sigortası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fusibile di sicurezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bezpiecznik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

запобіжник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

siguranta
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Η ασφάλεια προστασίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

veiligheid lont
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

säkring
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sikring
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of safety fuse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAFETY FUSE»

The term «safety fuse» is normally little used and occupies the 111.350 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SAFETY FUSE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about safety fuse

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAFETY FUSE»

Discover the use of safety fuse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to safety fuse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Handbook of OSHA Construction Safety and Health, Second Edition
After firing an electric blast from a blasting machine, the leading wires must immediately be disconnected from the machine and short-circuited. Safety Fuse ( 1926.907) At times when extraneous electricity makes the use of electric blasting  ...
Charles D. Reese, James Vernon Eidson, 2006
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A Soldiers Handbook, Volume 1: Explosives Operations
BLASTING WITH NONELECTRIC CAP AND SAFETY FUSE. Lighting The Safety Fuse. To hand light safety fuse, an intensely hot flame must be used and the fuse ends must be clean and freshly cut. Fuse should never be lighted by a gasoline ...
Jared Ledgard, 2007
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Annotated Dictionary of Construction Safety and Health
Safety Fuse (1926.907) At times when extraneous electricity makes the use of electric blasting caps dangerous, safety fuses are to be used. The use of a fuse that has been hammered or injured in any way is forbidden. The hanging of a fuse ...
Charles D. Reese, James Vernon Eidson, 1999
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Practical Bomb Scene Investigation, Second Edition
Depending on the type (low or high explosives) and the quantity of explosives used, identifiable used safety fuse may be recovered following an improvised explosion. This fuse, when examined in a forensic laboratory, can be identified as the ...
James T. Thurman, 2011
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Workplace Safety Manual v1.5
Safety fuse shall only be used where sources of extraneous electricity make the use of electric blasting caps dangerous. The use of a fuse that has been hammered or injured in any way shall be forbidden. The hanging of a fuse on nails or ...
Dean Isaacson
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Code of Federal Regulations: LSA, list of CFR sections affected
Safety fuse, igniter cord, detonating cord, shock or gas tubing, and similar material which is kinked, bent sharply, or damaged shall not be used. §56.6501 Nonelectric initiation systems. (a) When the nonelectric initiation system uses shock ...
‎2004
7
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
... nitrosocuanidiiie. pentacrylhnic Ictrauilratc. tetraxciie, lead mnnoniirorcsorcinatc lllasling caps, with or without safety fuse (including electric blasting raps), detonating primers Ammunition for cannon with explosive projectiles, gas projectiles, ...
‎1988
8
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 30, Mineral Resources, ...
57.6502 Safety fuse. (a) The burning rate of each spool of safety fuse to be used shall be measured, posted in locations which will be conspicuous to safety fuse users, and brought to the attention of all persons involved with the blasting ...
Office of the Federal Register (U S ), 2012
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7 CFR Agriculture: CFR Parts 1000 to 1199
57.6502 Safety fuse. (a) The burning rate of each spool of safety fuse to be used shall be measured, posted in locations which will be conspicuous to safety fuse users, and brought to the attention of all persons involved with the blasting ...
Office of The Federal Register, 2013
10
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 30, Mineral Resources, ...
57.6502 Safety fuse. (a) The burning rate of each spool of safety fuse to be used shall be measured, posted in locations which will be conspicuous to safety fuse users, and brought to the attention of all persons involved with the blasting ...
Office of the Federal Register (U S ), 2009

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAFETY FUSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term safety fuse is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fireworks-related burns common during Fourth of July
Keith Rainey (left) and Yvette Rainey, of Pyrotecnico, attach fireworks fuses ... “One of the biggest things they did was to incorporate a slower burning safety fuse, ... «The Augusta Chronicle, Jul 14»
2
Red-faced LOHAN team 'fesses up in blown SPEARS fuse fiasco
Red-faced LOHAN team 'fesses up in blown SPEARS fuse fiasco ... performed its task of firing the igniter at a predetermined altitude, its safety fuse went pop at ... «Register, Apr 14»
3
200 detonators, fuse seized
TAWAU: The marine police seized two boxes containing 200 detonators and two rolls of safety fuse of about 2,000 meters long from a man and a woman at ... «The Borneo Post, Mar 14»
4
Fireworks Law Ignites Safety Concerns and Boosts Sales
But this year it's causing new safety concerns because more dangerous types of ... Never relight a fuse and remember a standard safety fuse has about three ... «New Hampshire Public Radio, Jul 12»

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