Answer to "Protective device" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word FUSE , but the solution may also be SAFETYBELT which is one of the most recent solution (2011 in Universal uClick).

Protective device crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
FUSE	50 %	4
THIMBLE	25 %	7
SAFETYBELT	25 %	10

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Protective device

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• protective cover
• protection
• protector
• protectant
• protectively
• protects
• protecting
• protectory
• protections
• protectable
• protectee
• protect

Crossword Answer definitions

FUSE noun

1. A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device.
2. The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device.
3. A device to prevent the overloading of an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.
4. Indicating a tendency to lose one's temper.
5. A friction match for smokers' use, having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind.
6. A kind of match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip.

FUSE verb

1. To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.
2. To melt together.
3. To furnish with or install a fuse.
4. To form a bicyclic compound from two similar or different types of ring such that two or more atoms are shared between the resulting rings

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result FUSE

• Protective device
• Electrical safeguard
• It may be tripped
• Electrical protector
• Blend together
• Overload protector
• Wiring safeguard
• Melt together
• Mix by melting
• Firecracker part

More clues leading to the result THIMBLE

• Popeye's theater
• Sewer's protection
• Protective cap
• Monopoly token
• Sewer accessory
• Symbol of spinsterhood.
• Household gadget.
• Protective device.
• Sewer's need
• Finger protector

More clues leading to the result SAFETYBELT

• Window washer's strap
• Airliner's equipment.
• Life preserver.
• Auto rider's insurance
• Traveler's check
• Ejection protection
• Travel security
• Protective device
• Window washer's restraint