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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Fuse \Fuse\, n. [For fusee, fusil. See 2d Fusil.] (Gunnery,
     Mining, etc.)
     1. A tube or casing filled with combustible matter, by means
        of which a charge of powder is ignited, as in blasting; --
        called also fuzee. See Fuze.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Fuse hole, the hole in a shell prepared for the reception
        of the fuse. --Farrow.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Mil.) a mechanism in a bomb, torpedo, rocket, or
        artillery shell, usually having an easily detonated
        explosive charge and activated by the shock of impact,
        which detonates the main explosive charge. Some fuses may
        have timing mechanisms, delaying the explosion for a short
        time, or up to several days after impact. Fuses activated
        by other mechanisms more sophisticated than impact, such
        as proximity or heat, are used in modern weapons such as
        antiaircraft or antimissile missiles.
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  fuzee \fuzee\ n.
     1. a friction match with a large head that will stay alight
        in the wind.
  
     Syn: fusee.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. any device by which an explosive charge is ignited.
  
     Syn: fuse, fuze, fusee, primer.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Fuse \Fuse\, n. [For fusee, fusil. See 2d Fusil.] (Gunnery,
     Mining, etc.)
     A tube or casing filled with combustible matter, by means of
     which a charge of powder is ignited, as in blasting; --
     called also fuzee. See Fuze.
  
     Fuse hole, the hole in a shell prepared for the reception
        of the fuse. --Farrow.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  fuzee
       n 1: a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and
            trains [syn: fusee]
       2: a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in
          the wind [syn: fusee]
       3: any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a
          propellant [syn: fuse, fuze, fusee, primer, priming]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  fuzee
     n.
     1 (alt form en fusee#Etymology_1) (qualifier: flintlock musket)
     2 (alt form en fusee#Etymology_2) (qualifier conical pulley large
  match fuse for explosives warning flare)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  fuzee
     n.
     1 (alt form en fusee#Etymology_1) (qualifier: flintlock musket)
     2 (alt form en fusee#Etymology_2) (qualifier conical pulley large
  match fuse for explosives warning flare)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  fuzee
     n.
     1 (alt form en fusee#Etymology_1) (qualifier: flintlock musket)
     2 (alt form en fusee#Etymology_2) (qualifier conical pulley large
  match fuse for explosives warning flare)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  fuzee
     n.
     1 (alt form en fusee#Etymology_1) (qualifier: flintlock musket)
     2 (alt form en fusee#Etymology_2) (qualifier conical pulley large
  match fuse for explosives warning flare)

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 耐风火柴之一种;红色闪光信号

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