fusee
fusee definition
fu·see (fyo̵̅o̅ zē′, fyo̵̅o̅′zē′)
noun
- Archaic a friction match with a large head, able to burn in a wind
- ☆ a colored flare used as a signal by trainmen, truck drivers, etc.
- in an old-fashioned clock or watch, a grooved cone upon which the cord from the spring container was unwound to equalize the force of the spring
- fuse ()
Etymology: Fr fusée, spindle, rocket, hence fusee < ML fusata < L fusus: see fuse
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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