fusee

fusee
[fjuːˈziː]
( fuzee)
noun
  1. a conical pulley or wheel, especially in a watch or clock
    (钟表的)均力圆锥轮
  2. a large-headed match capable of staying alight in strong wind
    大头防风火柴
  3. (N. Amer.)a railway signal flare
    (北美)铁路的闪光信号
语源
  1. late 16th cent. (denoting a spindle-shaped figure): from French fusée 'spindleful', based on Latin fusus 'spindle'
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