fu·see /fjʊˈzi/
 耐風火柴,引信


 Fu·see n.
 1. A flintlock gun. See 2d Fusil. [Obs.]
 2. A fuse. See Fuse, n.
 3.  (a) A friction match for smokers' use having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind. (b) A kind of match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip.


 Fu·see, n.  (a) 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. (b) A similar wheel used in other machinery.

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 Fu·see, n.  The track of a buck.


 fusee
      n 1: a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the
           diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring [syn: {fusee
           drive]
      2: a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and
         trains [syn: fuzee]
      3: a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in
         the wind [syn: fuzee]
      4: any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a
         propellant [syn: fuse, fuze, fuzee, primer, priming]