Meaning & use
Fusees
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Bright-burning colored flares used as warning signals, especially by railroads and roadside emergency crews.
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The conductor lit a fusee to warn the approaching train of danger ahead.
A box of fusees was stored in the trunk in case of a roadside breakdown.
A note on using this word
"Fusee" also historically named a type of large-headed friction match, and separately, the cone-shaped part in old watches that evened out the mainspring's pull; the word traces to French fusee, "spindle."
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flares
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