proximity fuze
noun
: an electronic device that detonates a projectile within effective range of the target by means of the radio waves sent out from a tiny radio set in the nose of the projectile and reflected back to the set from the target
called also radio proximity fuze, variable time fuze, VT fuze
Word History
First Known Use
1940, in the meaning defined above
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