fusee n a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring n a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains n a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind n any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant Usage(s) The railroad explained that the West Coast Champion's fireman had gone down the track to set a fusee, had stumbled and destroyed his only one. Synonym(s) fusee drive fuzee fuse fuze primer priming
News & Articles fusee Track and field: Locals head to prestigious meets Monica Fusee will get one last crack at high school competition, and the recent Port Huron Northern graduate couldn't be happier. June 14, 2013 - Times Herald