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Fusee

Fusee Meaning & Definition
Fusee Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fusee?

[n] any igniter by which an explosive charge is ignited
[n] a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind

Synonyms | Synonyms for Fusee: fuse | fuze | fuzee | primer | priming

Related Terms | Find terms related to Fusee:

See Also | detonating fuse | friction match | igniter | ignitor | light | lighter | lucifer | match | safety fuse | time-fuse

Fusee In Webster's Dictionary

\Fu*see"\, n. [See 2d {Fusil}, and cf. {Fuse}, n.] 1. A flintlock gun. See 2d {Fusil}. [Obs.] 2. A fuse. See {Fuse}, n. 3. A kind of match for lighting a pipe or cigar.
\Fu*see"\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] The track of a buck. --Ainsworth.
\Fu*see"\, n. [F. fus['e]e a spindleful, fusee, LL. fusata, fr. fusare to use a spindle, L. fusus spindle.] (a) 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. (b) A similar wheel used in other machinery.
\Fu*see"\, n. 1. (Railroads) 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. 2. (a) A friction match for smokers' use having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind. (b) A kind of match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip.

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