fusee
/fjuːˈziː/( <美> fuzee)
noun
1
- a conical pulley or wheel, especially in a watch or clock（钟表的）均力圆锥轮。
2
- a large-headed match capable of staying alight in strong wind大头耐风火柴。
3
- N. Amer. a railway signal flare〈北美〉铁路的闪光信号。
词源
late 16th cent. （denoting a spindle-shaped figure）： from French fusée 'spindleful', based on Latin fusus 'spindle'.