fusee

English definition

noun

1. a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. A flintlock gun. See 2d Fusil.

   Source: Webster 1913

6. The track of a buck.

   Source: Webster 1913

7. 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: Webster 1913

8. 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.

   Source: Webster 1913