English-Thai Dictionary

fusee

N สาย ชนวน  sai-cha-nuan

 

fusee

N แสงไฟ สี ส่อง วาบ เพื่อ เตือน รถ  saeng-fai-se-song-wab-puea-tuean-rod

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FUSEE

n.s as z. [L. fusus, a spindle, from fundo, fudi, fusum.] The cone or conical part of a watch or clock, round which is wound the chain or cord.

 

FUSEE

n.s as z. 1. A small neat musket or firelock. But we now use fusil.
2. Fusee or fuse of a bomb or granade, a small pipe filled with combustible matter by which fire is communicated to the powder in the bomb; but as the matter burns slowly, time is given before the charge takes fire, for the bomb to reach its destination.
3. The track of a buck.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FUSEE

Fu *see ", n. Etym: [See 2d Fusil, and cf. Fuse, n.]

 

1. A flintlock gun. See 2d Fusil. [Obs. ]

 

2. A fuse. See Fuse, n.

 

3. A kind of match for lighting a pipe or cigar. (Railroad )

 

Defn: 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.

 

FUSEE

Fu *see ", n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain. ]

 

Defn: The track of a buck. Ainsworth.

 

FUSEE

Fu *see ", n. Etym: [F. fusée a spindleful, fusee, LL. fusata, fr. fusare to use a spindle, L. fusus spindle. ] (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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

fusee

fu see |fyo͝oˈzē fjuˈzi |(also fuzee ) ▶noun 1 a conical pulley or wheel, esp. in a watch or clock. 2 a large-headed match capable of staying lit in strong wind. 3 a railroad signal flare. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting a spindle-shaped figure ): from French fusée ‘spindleful, ’ based on Latin fusus ‘spindle. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

fusee

fusee |fjuːˈziː |(US fuzee ) ▶noun 1 a conical pulley or wheel, especially in a watch or clock. 2 a large-headed match capable of staying alight in strong wind. 3 N. Amer. a railway signal flare. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting a spindle-shaped figure ): from French fusée ‘spindle-ful ’, based on Latin fusus ‘spindle ’.

 

French Dictionary

fusée

fusée n. f. nom féminin 1 Pièce de feu d ’artifice. : Des fusées éclairantes. 2 Engin mû par un moteur à réaction et pouvant voyager dans l ’espace. : Envoyer une fusée vers la Lune.