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flintlock

/flint-lok/US // ˈflɪntˌlɒk //UK // (ˈflɪntˌlɒk) //

打火机,打火机枪,燧发枪,打火机锁

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an outmoded gunlock in which a piece of flint striking against steel produces sparks that ignite the priming.
    • : a firearm with such a lock.

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Examples

  • The most welcome capture was the arms, for many of his men were armed with flintlock muskets.

  • They were armed defensively with a shield, and offensively with a curved sword, and a flintlock musket slung at the saddle-bow.

  • The boy followed, and then the master took his seat in the stern, with his flintlock fowling piece within reach.

  • Flintlock rifles were the usual arm, though here and there a man had a Cramer.

  • Some genius in the machine shop altered a matchlock musket to flintlock and showed the local gunsmiths how to do it.