firelock

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfaɪəˌlɒk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fīər′lok′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
fire•lock  (fīər′lok′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a gun having a lock in which the priming is ignited by sparks struck from flint and steel, as the flintlock musket.
  • fire + lock1 1540–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
firelock / ˈfaɪəˌlɒk/
  1. an obsolete type of gunlock with a priming mechanism ignited by sparks
  2. a gun or musket having such a lock

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