firelock

/fahyuhr-lok/US // ˈfaɪərˌlɒk //UK // (ˈfaɪəˌlɒk) //

火锁,火龙,火烧,锁火

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a gun having a lock in which the priming is ignited by sparks struck from flint and steel, as the flintlock musket.

One man of the 30th was the first; he limped along with his foot dangling from the ankle, supporting himself on his firelock.
But every idler had his firelock close at hand, and all the time the sentinels on the bastions kept a sharp lookout.
On the azotea on each side a sentry paced up and down with his firelock on his shoulder.
His firelock had a large touch-hole, so that the powder could be shaken out into the pan, and the gun made to prime itself.
Tut, tell me of no storms; but direct me to her bed-chamber, my noble firelock of a flesh pistol.