fusee vs fuze

fusee

noun
  • A fuse for an explosive. 

  • A colored flare used as a warning on the railroad. 

  • A light musket or firelock. 

  • A large friction match. 

  • One who, or that which, fuses or is fused; an individual component of a fusion. 

  • A conical, grooved pulley in early clocks, antique watches, and possibly all non-electronic marine chronometers. 

fuze

noun
  • An auxiliary device with explosive components, used to detonate a munition. 

verb
  • To equip with a fuze. 

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