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English noun: fusee | |||
| 1. | fusee (artifact) a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring | ||
| Synonyms | fusee drive | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drive | ||
| Part meronym | clock | ||
| 2. | fusee (artifact) a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains | ||
| Synonyms | fuzee | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flare | ||
| 3. | fusee (artifact) a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind | ||
| Synonyms | fuzee | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | friction match, lucifer, match | ||
| 4. | fusee (artifact) any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant | ||
| Synonyms | fuse, fuze, fuzee, primer, priming | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | igniter, ignitor, light, lighter | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | detonating fuse, safety fuse, time-fuse | ||
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