noun a fuse. ·see fuse, ·noun.
2. fusee ·noun the track of a buck.
3. fusee ·noun a flintlock gun. ·see 2d fusil.
4. fusee ·noun a similar wheel used in other machinery.
5. fusee ·noun a kind of match for lighting a pipe or cigar.
6. fusee ·add. ·noun a kind of match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip.
7. fusee ·add. ·noun a friction match for smokers' use having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind.
8. fusee ·add. ·noun a signal used principally for the protection of trains, consisting of a tube filled with a composition which burns with a bright colored light for a definite time.
9. fusee ·noun 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.
10. fusee ·noun 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.