Meaning Of The Word Flintlock

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flintlock
A flintlock gun is a type of gun that was used in former times. It is fired by pressing a trigger which causes a spark struck from a flint to light gunpowder.

flintlock in American English
a gunlock in which a flint in the hammer strikes a metal plate to produce a spark that ignites the powder
noun: an outmoded gunlock in which a piece of flint striking against steel produces sparks that ignite the priming

flintlock in British English
noun: an obsolete gunlock in which the charge is ignited by a spark produced by a flint in the hammer

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