A type of gun with a lock in which a piece of wick or cord is placed for igniting the powder.
〈史〉火绳枪
as modifiermatchlock guns
Example sentencesExamples
His followers had matchlocks, spears, swords, bows and arrows.
A simple lesson, but one a man might forget in a pinch: Their rifles are matchlocks.
The matchlock is one of the very earliest forms of firearms.
The discovery of gun powder by the Chinese lead to the development of the matchlock musket.
The infantry of early modern Europe combined the fire of gunpowder weapons - first the arquebus and then the matchlock musket - and the shock of cold steel.
Definition of matchlock in US English:
matchlock
nounˈmætʃˌlɑkˈmaCHˌläk
historical
A type of gun with a lock in which a piece of wick or cord is placed for igniting the powder.
〈史〉火绳枪
as modifiermatchlock guns
Example sentencesExamples
The discovery of gun powder by the Chinese lead to the development of the matchlock musket.
The matchlock is one of the very earliest forms of firearms.
A simple lesson, but one a man might forget in a pinch: Their rifles are matchlocks.
His followers had matchlocks, spears, swords, bows and arrows.
The infantry of early modern Europe combined the fire of gunpowder weapons - first the arquebus and then the matchlock musket - and the shock of cold steel.