matchlock
UK/ˈmatʃlɒk//ˈmæt͡ʃlɑk/
matchlock noun: early type of firearm, using a smoldering piece of cord to fire the powder in the firing pan.
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Noun
matchlock (plural matchlocks)
- Early type of firearm, using a smoldering piece of cord to fire the powder in the firing pan.
- I crept silently up the hill-road, but the fuse of my matchlock was wetted with the rain, and I could not slay Daoud Shah from afar.1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘Dray Wara Yow Dee’, Black and White, volume 1, Folio Society, published 2004, page 372
- The gunlock used in such a weapon, having a slow smouldering match.
matchlock meaning in Marathi
matchlock in Marathi
- matchlock
- बंदूक bandūk
Forms of matchlock
| plural | matchlocks |
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Origin of matchlock
From match + lock.
Words formed from matchlock
Questions about matchlock
- What does matchlock mean?
- Matchlock means early type of firearm, using a smoldering piece of cord to fire the powder in the firing pan.
- What is matchlock in Marathi?
- Matchlock in Marathi is बंदूक (bandūk). See Matchlock meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is matchlock?
- Matchlock is a noun.
- How do you pronounce matchlock?
- Matchlock is pronounced /ˈmatʃlɒk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of matchlock?
- The plural of matchlock is matchlocks.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: matchlock (page history and authors); बंदूक (Marathi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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