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fusee
[
fyoo-
zee
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fu·see
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fyuˈzi
/
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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.
fuse
1
(
def. 1
)
.
Also,
fuzee.
Origin:
1580–90;
<
Middle French
fusée
spindleful, derivative of
Old French
fus
spindle.
See
fuse
1
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fusee
or
fuzee
(fjuːˈziː)
—
n
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
[C16: from French
fusée
spindleful of thread, from Old French
fus
spindle, from Latin
fūsus
]
fuzee
or
fuzee
—
n
[C16: from French
fusée
spindleful of thread, from Old French
fus
spindle, from Latin
fūsus
]
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