Fusee

[fju:'zi:]

Definition

(noun.) a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind.

(noun.) a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains.

Typed by Edwina--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A flintlock gun. See 2d Fusil.

(n.) A fuse. See Fuse, n.

(n.) A kind of match for lighting a pipe or cigar.

(n.) 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.

(n.) The track of a buck.

(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.

(n.) A similar wheel used in other machinery.

Typist: Ora

Definition

n. the spindle in a watch or clock on which the chain is wound: a match used for lighting a pipe or cigar in the open air: a fuse: a fusil.—adj. Fū′siform spindle-shaped: tapering at each end.

Editor: Mary