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
- 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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