| Definitions of 'fusee' |
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1. (noun) fusee drive, fusee
a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring
2. (noun) fusee, fuzee
a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains
3. (noun) fusee, fuzee
a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind
4. (noun) fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming
any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
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| Definitions of 'fusee' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (noun) fusee
a flintlock gun. See 2d Fusil
2. (noun) fusee
a fuse. See Fuse, n
3. (noun) fusee
a kind of match for lighting a pipe or cigar
4. (noun) fusee
a small packet of explosive material with wire appendages allowing it to be conveniently attached to a railroad track. It will explode with a loud report when run over by a train, and is used to provide a warning signal to the engineer
5. (noun) fusee
the track of a buck
6. (noun) fusee
the cone or conical wheel of a watch or clock, designed to equalize the power of the mainspring by having the chain from the barrel which contains the spring wind in a spiral groove on the surface of the cone in such a manner that the diameter of the cone at the point where the chain acts may correspond with the degree of tension of the spring
7. (noun) fusee
a similar wheel used in other machinery
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