Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for flintlock

flintlock

[ flint-lok ]

noun

  1. an outmoded gunlock in which a piece of flint striking against steel produces sparks that ignite the priming.
  2. a firearm with such a lock.


flintlock

/ ˈflɪntˌlɒk /

noun

  1. an obsolete gunlock in which the charge is ignited by a spark produced by a flint in the hammer
  2. a firearm having such a lock
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of flintlock1

First recorded in 1675–85; flint + lock 1
Discover More

Example Sentences

In 1990, Predator 2 set a Predator upon Los Angeles, and introduced more of the creature’s mythology—including a detail that it possesses an 18th Century Flintlock pistol as a trophy.

From Time

The most welcome capture was the arms, for many of his men were armed with flintlock muskets.

They were armed defensively with a shield, and offensively with a curved sword, and a flintlock musket slung at the saddle-bow.

The boy followed, and then the master took his seat in the stern, with his flintlock fowling piece within reach.

Flintlock rifles were the usual arm, though here and there a man had a Cramer.

Some genius in the machine shop altered a matchlock musket to flintlock and showed the local gunsmiths how to do it.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


flintheadFlintoff