Fusee

Fu`see´

n.	1.	A flintlock gun. See 2d Fusil.
	2.	A fuse. See Fuse, n.
	3.	A friction match for smokers' use having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind.
	4.	A signal device, usually cylindrical, consisting of a tube filled with a composition which burns with a bright colored light for a definite time. It is used principally for the protection of trains or road vehicles, indicating an obstruction or accident ahead. Also called a flare or railroad flare.
	1.	The track of a buck.
	1.	The cone or conical wheel of a watch or clock, designed to equalize the power of the mainspring by having the chain from the barrel which contains the spring wind in a spiral groove on the surface of the cone in such a manner that the diameter of the cone at the point where the chain acts may correspond with the degree of tension of the spring.

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