Synonyms for fusee


Grammar : Noun
Spell : fyoo-zee
Phonetic Transcription : fyuˈzi


Définition of fusee

Origin :
  • also fuzee, type of light musket, 1660s, from French fusil (see fusilier).
  • As in friction match : noun match lit by striking
Example sentences :
  • Old muskets fired by a fusee, with a prong to rest the barrel on.
  • Extract from : « An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet » by A. Henry Savage Landor
  • The principle of the "drum and fusee" action will be understood from Fig. 201.
  • Extract from : « How it Works » by Archibald Williams
  • I cautiously presented my fusee but did not dare to fire against the orders.
  • Extract from : « Crooked Trails » by Frederic Remington
  • The other day, on the pier at Boulogne, I lit a fusee for the purpose of having a smoke.
  • Extract from : « Days and Nights in London » by J. Ewing Ritchie
  • Nothing daunted he sought his fusee case; there was just one left in it.
  • Extract from : « Thelma » by Marie Corelli
  • Taking a cigar from his case and nipping off the end, he rasps a fusee to light it.
  • Extract from : « Gwen Wynn » by Mayne Reid
  • He succeeds in getting hold of it, though not till the fusee has ceased flaming.
  • Extract from : « Gwen Wynn » by Mayne Reid
  • He said nothing, but consulted his watch by the aid of a fusee.
  • Extract from : « The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories » by Arnold Bennett
  • The man picked out a fusee, struck it, and bent his head to it.
  • Extract from : « The Doings Of Raffles Haw » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • The chief had a fusee, which he carried slung, in addition to his rifle.
  • Extract from : « The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California » by Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont

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