fusee









fusee


noun

  1. a wooden friction match having a large head, formerly used when a larger than normal flame was needed.
  2. a red flare light, used on a railroad as a warning signal to approaching trains.
  3. Horology. a spirally grooved, conical pulley and chain arrangement for counteracting the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring.
  4. fuse1(def 1).

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
n.

also fuzee, type of light musket, 1660s, from French fusil (see fusilier).

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