fusee
Synonym of fusil, a light musket or firelockSynonym of fusil, a light musket or firelock.
Meaning
9 senses(historical)Synonym of fusil, a light musket or firelock.
A conical grooved pulley in early clocks, antique watches, and possibly all non-electronic marine chronometers.
An exostosis applied to a horse's cannon bone.
A friction match intended to burn slowly for use with cigars, pipes, etc.
(US)A colored flare used as a warning on a railroad.
a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains
One who, or that which, fuses or is fused; an individual component of a fusion.
(archaic)Synonym of fusilier, a soldier armed with a musket or firelock.
(obsolete)Synonym of fusil, a spindle-shaped figure.
(archaic)Synonym of fuse, a wick or cord used to ignite gunpowder, bombs, or similar explosives.
Origin
From French fusil, ultimately from Late Latin focus (“fire”). From French fusée, ultimateFrom French fusil, ultimately from Late Latin focus (“fire”).
From French fusée, ultimately from Latin fūsus (“spindle”).
From fuse + -ee.
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Forms
plural: fuseesSynonyms
9 synonyms- a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind:fuzee
- a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains:fuzee
- a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring:fusee drive
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant:fusefuzefuzeeprimerpriming