flintlock (redirected from Flintlock musket)

flint·lock  (flntlk)

n.

1. An obsolete gunlock in which a flint fixed in the hammer produces a spark that ignites the charge.

2. A firearm having this type of gunlock. Also called firelock.

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flintlock [ˈflɪntˌlɒk]

n

1. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) an obsolete gunlock in which the charge is ignited by a spark produced by a flint in the hammer

2. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a firearm having such a lock

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flintlock - a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock firelock flintlock - an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge muzzle loader - an obsolete firearm that was loaded through the muzzle
	2.	flintlock - an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge firelock, flintlock - a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock gunflint - the piece of flint that provides the igniting spark in a flintlock weapon firing mechanism, gunlock - the action that ignites the charge in a firearm

Translations

flintlock [ˈflɪntlɒk] n (= gun) → fusil m à silex

flintlock [ˈflɪntˌlɒk] n → fucile m ad acciarino