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 the region in 1816.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2023

With a flintlock, one pulls the trigger, and a piece of steel hits the flint, which is just a very hard rock.

From Washington Times • Jan. 18, 2020

Sciron screamed as he fell, firing his flintlock wildly, but for once hitting nothing.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan