fusee

Plural: fusees

Noun

• A large-headed friction match, or a signal flare.
• a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring
• a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains
• a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind
• any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
• A light musket or firelock.
• A conical, grooved pulley in early clocks, antique watches, and possibly all non-electronic marine chronometers.
• A large friction match.
• A fuse for an explosive.
• A colored flare used as a warning on the railroad.
• One who, or that which, fuses or is fused; an individual component of a fusion.

Examples

• He played FUSEE, hoping to ignite a scoring spree on the Words With Friends board.

Synonyms

fuse, fusee drive, fuze, fuzee, primer, priming, fusil

Related Words

fusiform