flintlocks Synonyms

flintlocks Meaning

flintlocks

a gun fitted with a flintlock, a firearm fitted with a flintlock, a lock for a gun or pistol having a flint in the hammer for striking a spark to ignite the charge, a lock for a gun using a flint to ignite the charge

FAQs About the word flintlocks

a gun fitted with a flintlock, a firearm fitted with a flintlock, a lock for a gun or pistol having a flint in the hammer for striking a spark to ignite the cha

harquebuses, matchlocks, arquebuses, shotguns, breechloaders, pistols, smoothbores, firelocks,muskets, firearms

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The frontiersmen's flintlocks were vital tools for hunting and defense.

The sharp crack of the flintlocks shattered the silence of the forest.

The intricate carvings on the flintlocks hinted at the skill of their makers.

Soldiers hurried to load and fire their flintlocks in the thick of battle.