Home › Words › F › fuseefusee/ˈfjuːzi/fusee means synonym of fusil, a light musket or firelock.fusee is pronounced /ˈfjuːzi/.EtymologyFrom French fusil, ultimately from Late Latin focus (“fire”).nounSynonym of fusil, a light musket or firelock.e.g.“He had not been many days at the chateau, when he perceived, with surprize and consternation, that his steps were continually watched by two servants armed with fusees.” — 1790, Helen Maria Williams, Letters Written in France, Broadview, published 2002, page 123:Synonym of fusilier, a soldier armed with a musket or firelock.Synonym of fusil, a spindle-shaped figure.A conical grooved pulley in early clocks, antique watches, and possibly all non-electronic marine chronometers.e.g.“To day when we attended the winding up of the watches the fusee of Mr Arnolds would not turn round and after several unsuccessfull tryals we were obliged to let it go down […] .” — 1773, James Cook, The Journals, Second Voyage, 8 AugustSynonym of fuse, a wick or cord used to ignite gunpowder, bombs, or similar explosives.An exostosis applied to a horse's cannon bone.A friction match intended to burn slowly for use with cigars, pipes, etc.A colored flare used as a warning on a railroad.One who, or that which, fuses or is fused; an individual component of a fusion.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.fusilier 70% match — An infantryman armed with a form of flintlock musket. vs fusee →fuzed 65% match — Being equipped with a fuze vs fusee →fuselol 62% match — Synonym of fusel oil. vs fusee →amusette 61% match — A light field cannon, or stocked gun mounted on a swivel. vs fusee →firelock 59% match — A form of gunlock, in which the priming is ignited by a spark. vs fusee →fusillade 59% match — The simultaneous firing of a number of firearms. vs fusee →fusile 59% match — That can be melted; meltable vs fusee →doghead 59% match — That part of a matchlock or flintlock gun or rifle that holds the burning fuse or flint and applies it to the gunpowder. vs fusee →