1. A spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring
   - fusee drive, fuzee [N. Amer] 
2. [N. Amer] A coloured flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains
   - fuzee [N. Amer] 
3. A friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind
   - fuzee [N. Amer] 
4. Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
   - fuse, fuze [N. Amer], fuzee [N. Amer], primer, priming

Derived forms: fusees

Type of: drive, flare, friction match, igniter, ignitor, light, lighter, lucifer, match

Part of: clock

Encyclopedia: Fusee

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