fuzils
/ˈfjuːzɪlz/
noun
- Light muskets or rifles, especially those used by light infantry or skirmishers in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- Historians found a crate of fuzils in the old fort's armory.
- The soldiers carried fuzils instead of heavier muskets for faster movement.
- The reenactors used replica fuzils to demonstrate 18th-century battle tactics.