flintlock

Meaning

  1. An early type of firearm, using a spring-loaded flint to strike sparks into the firing pan.
  2. A type of lock used on muskets, rifles, and pistols from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.

Translations

زر أمان البندقية

Steinschlossgewehr

fucile ad acciarino

arma de pederneira

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈflɪntˌlɒk/
Etymology

From flint + lock.

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