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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fu•zee (fyo̅o̅ zē′),USA pronunciation n. - fusee.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fuzee /fjuːˈziː/ n - a variant spelling of fusee
fu•see (fyo̅o̅ zē′),USA pronunciation n. - a wooden friction match having a large head, formerly used when a larger than normal flame was needed.
- Rail Transporta red flare light, used on a railroad as a warning signal to approaching trains.
- Time[Horol.]a spirally grooved, conical pulley and chain arrangement for counteracting the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring.
- 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 - (in early clocks and watches) a spirally grooved spindle, functioning as an equalizing force on the unwinding of the mainspring
- 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 |