fieldpieces

noun

plural of fieldpiece
as in culverins

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  1. small arms
  2. muskets
  3. firearms
Noun
  • Firefly enables precision strikes, achieving 2-7 feet accuracy from high altitudes (600-2000+ feet), thereby reducing vulnerability to small arms fire and jamming.
    — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • The area is also often used for smuggling of wildlife and small arms, the report says.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of small arms
Noun
  • Back then, students halted studies to pick up rifles, muskets, and bayonets.
    — Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2026
  • The new United States needed muskets, cannons, ammunition, uniforms, cloth, food and credit.
    — R. Grant Gilmore III, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
Definition of muskets
Noun
  • California has some of the nation’s toughest gun laws, but state lawmakers are concerned that a new technology is allowing criminals to obtain firearms by building them from scratch.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
  • On Saturday, Judge D’Anthony Thedford allowed for Davis’ pretrial release, but ordered him to surrender his firearm owner’s identification card and firearms to law enforcement within 48 hours.
    — William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
Definition of firearms
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