fusee

1. n. A flintlock gun. See 2d Fusil. Source: opted

2. n. A fuse. See Fuse, n. Source: opted

3. n. A kind of match for lighting a pipe or cigar. Source: opted

4. 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. Source: opted

5. n. The track of a buck. Source: opted

6. 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. Source: opted

7. n. A similar wheel used in other machinery. Source: opted

8. n. a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring Source: wordnet

9. n. a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains Source: wordnet

10. n. a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind Source: wordnet

11. n. any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant Source: wordnet

12. 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. (Railroad) 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. The track of a buck. Ainsworth. (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. Source: webster

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