fusee
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 ()
See fusee in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also fu·zee (fyo͞o-zēˈ)
noun- A friction match with a large head capable of burning in a wind.
- A colored flare used as a warning signal for trucks and railroad trains.
- A cone-shaped pulley with a spiral groove, used in a cord- or chain-winding clock to maintain even travel in the timekeeping mechanism as the force of the mainspring lessens in unwinding.
- A combustible fuse for detonating explosives.
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