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flintlock mechanism

flintlock mechanism noun: a type of lock used on muskets, rifles, and pistols from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.

Noun

flintlock mechanism (plural flintlock mechanisms)

  1. A type of lock used on muskets, rifles, and pistols from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.

Forms of flintlock mechanism

pluralflintlock mechanisms

Questions about flintlock mechanism

What does flintlock mechanism mean?
Flintlock mechanism means a type of lock used on muskets, rifles, and pistols from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.
What part of speech is flintlock mechanism?
Flintlock mechanism is a noun.
What is the plural of flintlock mechanism?
The plural of flintlock mechanism is flintlock mechanisms.

Words near flintlock mechanism in the dictionary

  1. flintless
  2. flintlike
  3. flintlime
  4. flintlimes
  5. flintlock
  6. flintlock mechanism
  7. flintlocks
  8. Flintoff
  9. flints
  10. Flintshire
  11. flintstone

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