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smoothbores

noun

plural of smoothbore

as in breechloaders

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There were about sixty of them aboard the Cuyahoga Packet, and they were armed with swords and muskets.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
Back then, students halted studies to pick up rifles, muskets, and bayonets.

— Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2026

Definition of muskets

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Advocates tout the measure as the most comprehensive update in a decade to the state's firearms laws.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Six additional states require registration of some firearms, such as handguns or those defined as assault weapons, according to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of firearms

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Footage shown on Jordanian state television showed two gunmen armed with what appeared to be pistols approaching the church and opening fire, The Associated Press reported.

— James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
In 2017, a 16-year-old student armed with a rifle, pistols and a small grenade opened fire at a high school in southern France, wounding three students and the principal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of pistols

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Rahaf swings her prosthetics to the song, and at one point, wraps her small arms around Accurso’s neck — following the song’s instructions and pretending to be asleep.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
Those roads and trails are often where vehicles become vulnerable to artillery, drones, mines, and small arms fire.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of small arms

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