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单词 matchlock
释义

matchlock

noun

match·​lock ˈmach-ˌläk How to pronounce matchlock (audio)
1
: a slow-burning match lowered over a hole in the breech of a musket to ignite the charge
2
: a musket equipped with a matchlock

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Guns are a part of American life, and have been since the very beginning, from the matchlock muskets arming the earliest colonies to the Colt revolvers and Winchester rifles of the Old West to the Glock handgun of today. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 7 Mar. 2018 Also known Hwaseong-Chong (a matchlock gun), the SA-16 is likely meant to offset the advantage South Korean and American forces have in tactical airpower. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 4 Apr. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1637, in the meaning defined at sense 2

matchlock

noun

as in flintlock

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • flintlock
  • musket
  • harquebus
  • smoothbore
  • breechloader
  • arquebus
  • firelock
  • culverin
  • blunderbuss
  • shotgun
  • firearm
  • pistol
  • revolver
  • fieldpiece
  • handgun
  • derringer
  • .22
  • small arm
  • carbine
  • sidearm
  • semiautomatic
  • zip gun
  • arm
  • twenty-two
  • six-shooter
  • gat
  • roscoe
  • automatic
  • .45
  • heat
  • rod
  • six-gun
  • piece
  • self-loader
  • assault rifle
  • repeater
  • machine gun
  • assault weapon
  • forty-five
  • speargun
  • submachine gun
  • AK-47
  • machine pistol
  • tommy gun
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