fusee

(noun)

noun

1. a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring

Definition categories: man–made, drive

2. a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains

Similar word(s): fuzee

Definition categories: man–made, flare

3. a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind

Similar word(s): fuzee

Definition categories: man–made, lucifer, match

4. any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

Similar word(s): fuse, fuze, fuzee, primer, priming

Definition categories: man–made, igniter, ignitor, light, lighter