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单词 fusee
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
fu•see  (fyo̅o̅ zē′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a wooden friction match having a large head, formerly used when a larger than normal flame was needed.
  2. Rail Transporta red flare light, used on a railroad as a warning signal to approaching trains.
  3. Time[Horol.]a spirally grooved, conical pulley and chain arrangement for counteracting the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring.
  4. fuse1 (def. 1). Also, fuzee. 
  • Middle French fusée spindleful, derivative of Old French fus spindle. See fuse1
  • 1580–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
fusee, fuzee /fjuːˈziː/ n
  1. (in early clocks and watches) a spirally grooved spindle, functioning as an equalizing force on the unwinding of the mainspring
  2. a friction match with a large head, capable of remaining alight in a wind
Etymology: 16th Century: from French fusée spindleful of thread, from Old French fus spindle, from Latin fūsus
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