Canadian French Meaning of flintlock

fusil à silex

Other Canadian French words related to fusil à silex

Definitions and Meaning of flintlock in English

Wordnet

flintlock (n)

a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock

an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge

Webster

flintlock (n.)

A lock for a gun or pistol, having a flint fixed in the hammer, which on striking the steel ignites the priming.

A hand firearm fitted with a flintlock; esp., the old-fashioned musket of European and other armies.

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fusil à silex

a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock, an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge

Arquebuse,Blunderbuss,Chargeur par la culasse ,Couleuvrine,Arme à feu,Fusil à silex,arquebuse,Mousquet,mousquet,à canon lisse

No antonyms found.

flintiness => dureté siliceuse, flint-hearted => dur comme la pierre, flinthead => Tête de silex, flint river => Flint River, flint maize => Maïs à éclater,