flintlock
/ˈflɪntˌlɑk/
noun
- A type of gun used in the past that uses a piece of flint to create a spark and fire the gun.
- Hunters in the 18th century relied on a flintlock for shooting game.
- The museum displayed an old flintlock from the Revolutionary War.
- He carefully cleaned his antique flintlock before the reenactment.
- The firing mechanism of such a gun, which uses flint to strike steel and create a spark.
- The gunsmith repaired the broken flintlock on the musket.
- She studied how the flintlock worked to understand early firearms.
- The flintlock's design was a major improvement over earlier matchlocks.