fusee

Meanings

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

Synonyms

fuse, fusee drive, fuze, fuzee, primer, priming