fu·see also fu·zee  (fy -z ē)
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n.1. A usually cone-shaped pulley with a spiral groove, used in a cord- or chain-winding clock to maintain even travel in the timekeeping mechanism as the force of the mainspring lessens in unwinding. 2. a. A colored flare used as a warning signal for trucks and railroad trains. b. A match with a large head capable of burning in a wind. c. A combustible fuse for detonating explosives.
[From French fusée, spindle, rocket, flare, fuse, fusee, from Old French, spindleful of thread, from fus, spindle, from Latin fūsus.] |
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