Fusee /(?)/
Fu·see
Fusee
n.
- A flintlock gun. See 2d Fusil. [Obs.]
- A fuse. See Fuse, n.
- A friction match for smokers' use having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind.
- A signal device, usually cylindrical, consisting of a tube filled with a composition which burns with a bright colored light for a definite time. It is used principally for the protection of trains or road vehicles, indicating an obstruction or accident ahead. Also called a flare or railroad flare.
Fusee
n.
- The track of a buck.
Fusee
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.