The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fusee \Fu*see"\, n. [See 2d Fusil, and cf. Fuse, n.]
A flintlock gun. See 2d Fusil. [Obs.]
A fuse. See Fuse, n.
A friction match for smokers' use having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind.
A kind of match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip.
A signal device, usually cylindrical, consisting of a tube filled with a composition which burns with a bright colored light for a definite time. It is used principally for the protection of trains or road vehicles, indicating an obstruction or accident ahead. Also called a flare or railroad flare.
Usage examples of "railroad flare".
He carried the railroad flare back to the air shaft, opened the grate, crawled in, closed the grate and moved back to the vertical bend.