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Fusee

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Noun

1. fusee, fusee drive

a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring

2. fusee, fuzee

a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains

3. fusee, fuzee

a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind

4. fuse, fusee, fuze, fuzee, primer, priming

any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fusee

see synonyms of fusee
noun
1. 
(in early clocks and watches) a spirally grooved spindle, functioning as an equalizing force on the unwinding of the mainspring
2. 
a friction match with a large head, capable of remaining alight in a wind
3. 
an explosive fuse

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Fusee

see synonyms of fusee
noun
1.  Archaic
a friction match with a large head, able to burn in a wind
2.  US
a colored flare used as a signal by trainmen, truck drivers, etc.
3. 
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
4. 
fuse2 (sense 1)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Fusee

see synonyms of fusee
n.
1. A usually 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.
2.
a. A colored flare used as a warning signal for trucks and railroad trains.
b. A match with a large head capable of burning in a wind.
c. A combustible fuse for detonating explosives.

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