flintlock

ˈflɪntˌlɒk

Definition

Definition of flintlock - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

historic shooting

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early firearm using flint to ignite gunpowder

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The museum displayed a flintlock from the 18th century.

arquebus

musket

trigger system

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lock mechanism using flint to create a spark

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The flintlock was a revolutionary invention in firearm technology.

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early firearm using flint to ignite gunpowder
lock mechanism using flint to create a spark

Origin of flintlock

English, flint (hard stone) + lock (fastening)

Terms with flintlock included in their meaning

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pan

firearms

part of a flintlock holding priming

fusil

historical firearm

light flintlock musket

fusilier

historical soldier

infantryman armed with a flintlock musket

fuzee

weaponry

flintlock musket used in the past

gunflint

weaponry

piece of flint in a flintlock weapon

Examples of flintlock in a sentence

The flintlock was a revolutionary invention in its time.
The museum displayed an antique flintlock.
He collected flintlock pistols as a hobby.

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French:fusil à silex, mécanisme à silex, ...
German:Steinschloss, Feuersteinschloss, ...
Italian:archibugio, meccanismo a pietra focaia, ...
Spanish:mosquete, mecanismo de chispa, ...
Portuguese:pistola de pederneira, fecho de pederneira, ...
Chinese:燧发枪, 燧石枪, ...
Japanese:火打ち式銃, ...
Arabic:سلاح صواني, قَفْل صَوَّانِي, ...
Hebrew:אֶקְדַּח צוּר, מִנְעוּל צוּר, ...
Russian:кремнёвая винтовка, кремнёвый замок, ...
Ukrainian:кремінна рушниця, кремінний замок, ...
Hindi:चकमक बंदूक, ...
Bengali:ফ্লিন্টলক, ...
Catalan:pistola de sílex, flintlock, ...
Czech:křesadlová puška, křesadlový zámek, ...
Danish:flintelås, flintmekanisme, ...
Dutch:vuursteenpistool, vuursteenslot, ...
Greek:πυροβόλο με πυριτόλιθο, πυριτόλιθο, ...
Hungarian:kovás puska, kovás lakat, ...
Khmer:កាំភ្លើងបុរាណប្រើដុំថ្មភ្លើងបញ្ឆេះម្សៅកាំភ្លើង, គ្រឿងចាក់សោថ្មភ្លើង, ...
Korean:부싯돌총, 부싯돌 자물쇠, ...
Persian:تفنگ چخماقی, سنگ چخماق, ...
Polish:krzemieniak, zamek skałkowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):arma de pederneira, pederneira, ...
Romanian:pistol cu cremene, flintlock, ...
Swedish:flintlåspistol, flintlås, ...
Thai:ปืนคาบศิลา, กลไกหินเหล็กไฟ, ...
Turkish:çakmaklı tüfek, çakmaklı kilit, ...
Vietnamese:súng hỏa mai, khóa đá lửa, ...

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Definition of flintlock - Reverso English Dictionary

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