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fusee
[ fyoo-zee ]
noun
- a wooden friction match having a large head, formerly used when a larger than normal flame was needed.
- a red flare light, used on a railroad as a warning signal to approaching trains.
- Horology. a spirally grooved, conical pulley and chain arrangement for counteracting the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring.
fusee
/ fjuːˈziː /
noun
- (in early clocks and watches) a spirally grooved spindle, functioning as an equalizing force on the unwinding of the mainspring
- a friction match with a large head, capable of remaining alight in a wind
- an explosive fuse
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Origin of fusee1
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Example Sentences
My brother had bought an unsuccessful one-rater, he re-named Fusee, the year before.
One reason was because she clung stubbornly to the old-fashioned fusee long after other people had abandoned it for the spring.
I pulled out my fusee-box, struck a light, and looked at my watch.
The other day, on the pier at Boulogne, I lit a fusee for the purpose of having a smoke.
After being strangled at the bottom like the mouth of a phial, it is attached to the end of the fusee by means of twine and paste.
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