musket

🇬🇧 UK/'mʌskit/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A long-barreled firearm formerly used by infantry soldiers, predecessor to the modern rifle

火枪,滑膛枪

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
musketother
=musket

Common Collocations

  • 1.fire a musket开枪
  • 2.musket ball火枪子弹

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The soldier loaded his musket carefully before the battle began at dawn.

  • 2.

    Historical museums display antique muskets used in the American Revolutionary War period.

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