Phrase guide

proximity fuse

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A fuse that is designed to detonate an explosive automatically when close enough to the target to destroy it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: lähisytytin — fuse designed to detonate an explosive automatically when close enough to a target
  • German: Annäherungszünder — fuse designed to detonate an explosive automatically when close enough to a target
  • German: Abstandszünder — fuse designed to detonate an explosive automatically when close enough to a target
  • German: Näherungszünder — fuse designed to detonate an explosive automatically when close enough to a target
  • Romanian: declanșator de proximitate — fuse designed to detonate an explosive automatically when close enough to a target