flintlock

[flint-lok] / ˈflɪntˌlɒk /

NOUN

gun

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cannon handgun hardware mortar piece pistol revolver rifle shotgun

STRONG

Uzi blaster difference equalizer forty-five howitzer magnum musket ordnance persuader rod

WEAK

Saturday-night special peashooter thirty-eight

Example Sentences

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The spread of the flintlock was a watershed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

You have to be particular about muzzle-loading a flintlock and making sure the flint is in place.

From Salon • Aug. 4, 2024

Remington, the country’s oldest gun maker, began making flintlock rifles in 1816.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2021

He used the ram rod to push the black powder and bullet into the bottom of the gun, back by the flintlock.

From Washington Times • Jan. 18, 2020

Nate clicked back the flintlock, holding his aim.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis