Thesaurus results for FLINTLOCK

flintlock

noun

as in musket

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Recent Examples of flintlock Smoke billowed from his flintlock and Rhoades didn’t see where the buck ran after the shot. —

Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 28 Jan. 2026 The flintlock pistol that Torres is given by the Yautja to fight his fellow prisoners is known by Predator fans as the Raphael Adolini 1715 pistol for an engraved plate that says just that. —

Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 June 2025 Although a gunshot from a flintlock pistol lasts only an eye blink, the sound is composed of numerous elements: the squeeze of the trigger, the strike of the firing mechanism against the flint, the ignition of the powder, the slug’s passage through the barrel, the report, the impact. —

Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025 Modern gun technologies are far, far more deadly than the one-shot flintlocks of the 18th century—shouldn’t that matter? —

Robert J. Spitzer, Time, 6 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for flintlock

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Noun

One such prize, the Nancy, was transporting 2,000 muskets, 30 tons of musket balls and a massive 15-inch brass mortar – supplies the American army desperately needed for the war effort.

— Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
Here is the sound of the settlers’ war chant, angry words that sent musket balls flying.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026