fusee

• any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
• 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
• A flintlock gun
• A fuse
• A kind of match for lighting a pipe or cigar
• A small packet of explosive material with wire appendages allowing it to be conveniently attached to a railroad track. It will explode with a loud report when run over by a train, and is used to provide a warning signal to the engineer
• The track of a buck
• 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
• A similar wheel used in other machinery

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