muskets (Meaning)
muskets
a shoulder gun carried by infantry, a heavy large-caliber muzzle-loading usually smoothbore shoulder firearm, a muzzle-loading firearm that was once used by soldiers
Synonyms & Antonyms of muskets
muskets Sentence Examples
- The soldiers marched into battle, their muskets gleaming in the sunlight.
- The musket balls whistled through the air, striking their targets with deadly accuracy.
- The muskets were loaded and fired in a deafening roar, filling the battlefield with smoke and chaos.
- The muskets were inaccurate and slow to reload, making them less effective than more modern weapons.
- The town's militia was armed with muskets, but it was no match for the invading army's artillery.
- The musket was a significant weapon in the American Revolution, helping the colonists win their independence.
- The muskets' wooden stocks and metal barrels were prone to splitting and corrosion in harsh weather conditions.
- The muskets were used to hunt game and provide security on the American frontier.
- The muskets' distinctive sound could be heard echoing through the forests as they were used in skirmishes and battles.
- The muskets were eventually replaced by more advanced firearms, but they remain an iconic symbol of the era of musket warfare.
FAQs About the word muskets
a shoulder gun carried by infantry, a heavy large-caliber muzzle-loading usually smoothbore shoulder firearm, a muzzle-loading firearm that was once used by sol
smoothbores, firelocks,arquebuses, flintlocks, blunderbusses, pistols, shotguns, firearms, breechloaders, matchlocks
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The soldiers marched into battle, their muskets gleaming in the sunlight.
The musket balls whistled through the air, striking their targets with deadly accuracy.
The muskets were loaded and fired in a deafening roar, filling the battlefield with smoke and chaos.
The muskets were inaccurate and slow to reload, making them less effective than more modern weapons.
