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fuzee
fu·zee F0373100 (fyo͞o-zē′)n. Variant of fusee.fuzee (fjuːˈziː) n (Chemistry) a variant spelling of fuseefu•see or fu•zee (fyuˈzi) n., pl. -sees or -zees. 1. a wooden friction match having a large head, formerly used when a larger than normal flame was needed. 2. a red flare light, used on a railroad as a warning signal to approaching trains. 3. a spirally grooved, conical pulley and chain arrangement for counteracting the diminishing power of an uncoiling mainspring in a watch. 4. fuse 1 (def. 1). [1580–90; < Middle French fusée spindleful, derivative of Old French *fus spindle. See fuse1] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | fuzee - a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trainsfuseeflare - a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification | | 2. | fuzee - a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the windfuseefriction match, match, lucifer - lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction; "he always carries matches to light his pipe"; "as long you've a lucifer to light your fag" | | 3. | fuzee - any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellantfuze, primer, priming, fuse, fuseedetonating fuse - a fuse containing an explosiveigniter, ignitor, lighter, light - a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?"safety fuse - a slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter; used to ignite detonators from a distancetime-fuse - a fuse made to burn for a given time (especially to explode a bomb) |
fuzee
fuzee[fyü′zē] (horology) fusee fuzee
Synonyms for fuzeenoun a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trainsSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the windSynonymsRelated Words- friction match
- match
- lucifer
noun any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellantSynonyms- fuze
- primer
- priming
- fuse
- fusee
Related Words- detonating fuse
- igniter
- ignitor
- lighter
- light
- safety fuse
- time-fuse
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