Fuse and Shell

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Fuse noun - Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant.

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Shell and fuse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shell" instead a noun "Fuse".

Nearby Words: fusion, fused, fusing, fusible

Shell noun - Something that encloses another thing especially to protect it.

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Fuse and shell are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fuse" instead a noun "Shell".

Nearby Words: shelling, shelled

burning	burning fuse	burning shell
small	small fuse	small shell
huge	huge fuse	huge shell
new	new fuse	new shell
Other adjectives: broken, different.

mind	fuse mind	shell mind
minds	fuse minds	shell minds

The first widely used example was probably the shrapnel shell, which used a timed fuse to trigger a small explosive charge within that would deploy its payload of musket balls.

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You can also fuse the full moon charm with neptune's shell (which turns you into a mer-person when you enter water), basically having a double transformation charm.

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The proximity fuse allowed the shell to detect the presence of a nearby aircraft as it hurtled along, and detonate at the precise moment it needed to.

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