detonating fuse

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detonating fuse [′det‚ən‚ād·iŋ ′fyüz]

(engineering)

A device consisting of a core of high explosive within a waterproof textile covering and set off by an electrical blasting cap fired from a distance by means of a fuse line; used in large, deep boreholes.

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