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fusee.

Synonym of fusil, a light musket or firelock.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfjuːzi//fjuːˈziː/
  1. Synonym of fusil, a light musket or firelock.

    historical
  2. Synonym of fusilier, a soldier armed with a musket or firelock.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From French fusil, ultimately from Late Latin focus (“fire”).

noun/ˈfjuːzi//fjuːˈziː/
  1. Synonym of fusil, a spindle-shaped figure.

    obsolete
  2. A conical grooved pulley in early clocks, antique watches, and possibly all non-electronic marine chronometers.

  3. Synonym of fuse, a wick or cord used to ignite gunpowder, bombs, or similar explosives.

    archaic
  4. An exostosis applied to a horse's cannon bone.

  5. A friction match intended to burn slowly for use with cigars, pipes, etc.

  6. A colored flare used as a warning on a railroad.

    US
Where this word comes from

From French fusée, ultimately from Latin fūsus (“spindle”).

noun/ˈfjuːzi//fjuːˈziː/
  1. One who, or that which, fuses or is fused; an individual component of a fusion.

Where this word comes from

From fuse + -ee.

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