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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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] Fuse

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}]

















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