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Definition of Fusee

1. Noun. A spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring.

2. Noun. A colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains.

3. Noun. A friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind.

4. Noun. Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant.

Definition of Fusee

1. n. A flintlock gun. See 2d Fusil.

2. n. The track of a buck.

3. n. 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.

4. n. A signal used principally for the protection of trains, consisting of a tube filled with a composition which burns with a bright colored light for a definite time.

Definition of Fusee

1. a large-headed friction match [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fusee

fusaroles fusarols fusc fuscin fuscine Fuscoboletinus Fuscoboletinus paluster Fuscoboletinus serotinus fuscous fuse

fuseau fused fused kidney fused silver nitrate fused teeth fusee (current term) fusees fusee drive fusel fuselage

fuselages fuseless fuselike fuselloviridae fusels fusel oil fusel oil fuses fushion fushions

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