firelock

英 ['faɪəlɒk] 美['faɪr,lɑk]
  • n. 明火枪;旧式枪;燧发枪兵

英英释义


1. a muzzle loader having a flintlock type of gunlock

实用场景例句


He shook his head, shouldered the rusty firelock.
他摇了摇头, 掮上那支生锈的火枪.

辞典例句

双语例句


1. He shook his head, shouldered the rusty firelock.
他摇了摇头, 掮上那支生锈的火枪.

来自辞典例句

英文词源


firelock (n.)
type of gun lock that uses sparks to ignite the priming, 1540s, from fire (n.) + lock (n.). Originally of the wheel-lock; transferred 17c. to the flintlock.