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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fusee \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fusee \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fusee \Fu*see"\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] The track of a buck. --Ainsworth. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fusee \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fusee n 1: a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind [syn: {fuzee}] 2: any device by which an explosive charge is ignited [syn: {fuse}, {fuze}, {fuzee}, {primer}]
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