smoothbore

noun

Definition of smoothborenext
as in musket

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  1. musket
  2. matchlock
  3. flintlock
  4. shotgun
  5. blunderbuss
  6. firearm
  7. pistol
  8. revolver
Noun
  • The Sassenach’s survival is an important development, given that Mrs. Fraser ended the previous episode with a musket ball in her liver and an alarming amount of her blood on the ground.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Jan. 2025
  • In recent decades, however, the military has also been polluting the home front, most notably with a toxic chemical never heard of in the era of muskets and drums: PFAS.
    Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of musket
Noun
  • First-generation matchlock rifles, tanks, and aircraft had major limitations but improved over time.
    Paul Scharre, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Guns are a part of American life, and have been since the very beginning, from the matchlock muskets arming the earliest colonies to the Colt revolvers and Winchester rifles of the Old West to the Glock handgun of today.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 7 Mar. 2018
Definition of matchlock
Noun
  • My first rifle had been a flintlock that had been given to me by an old friend, Ed Wesson, the gunsmith.
    Outdoor Life, Outdoor Life, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Modern gun technologies are far, far more deadly than the one-shot flintlocks of the 18th century—shouldn’t that matter?
    Robert J. Spitzer, Time, 6 June 2023
Definition of flintlock
Noun
  • For firearm enthusiasts, the venerable Italian gunmaker Beretta (one of SCI’s longest running partners) will be showcasing a one-of-a-kind shotgun at its booth that is part of a global auction ending at the end of January.
    Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The alleged auto thief had a 12-gauge shotgun, ammunition and marijuana in that vehicle when he was pulled over by authorities in Clare County Sunday, according to MLive.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of shotgun
Noun
  • Colman is Edith Swan, a middle-aged church lady who still lives with her blunderbuss of a father (Timothy Spall) and mild-mannered mother (Gemma Jones) in a working-class neighborhood of Littlehampton.
    Ty Burr, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The State Department, in its blunderbuss way, wanted to open up a kind of détente with the citizens of Communist Eastern Europe.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2023
Definition of blunderbuss
Noun
  • The outlet stated that officers didn't find a firearm, but did find the group discussions on the messaging platforms after searching through his digital devices.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Officers learned that three male suspects wearing masks and brandishing firearms broke into the residence and pointed a handgun at one of the two juveniles in the home, police said.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of firearm
Noun
  • Solis is facing charges of possession of marijuana with intent to sell, operating a drug factory, weapons in a motor vehicle, criminal possession of a pistol or revolver, criminal possession of ammunition, theft of a firearm and various motor vehicle violations.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Firearms, explosive devices recovered amid investigation Jackson said the ATF completed traces for a semi-automatic 9mm pistol and semi-automatic rifle that were recovered from Jabbar.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of pistol
Noun
  • Arizona has a state firearm (the Colt Single Action revolver) and a state neckwear (the bola tie).
    Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Credit card companies position themselves in the middle, profiting from both interchange fees from merchants and interest payments from revolvers.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of revolver
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