petronel

/pe-truh-nl/US // ˈpɛ trə nl //UK // (ˈpɛtrəˌnɛl) //

汽油瓶,汽油,汽油机,汽油机的使用

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a firearm of large caliber, used from the 15th to the 17th century, that fired with its butt resting against the chest.

It was, it struck me, from a petronel, or some small piece of ordnance such as merchantmen carried in those days.
Petronel, pet′ro-nel, n. a large horse-pistol: a small carbine.
“We will resist them to the last,” said Guy Fawkes, drawing a petronel.
He sprang up, striking the table with the palm of his hand until it sounded like the shot of a petronel.
This done, he planted himself in front of the panel, and with a petronel in each hand, menaced his opponents.